Abundance of Snowy and Wilson's plovers in the lower Laguna Madre region of Texas

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 362-368

  Hood, Sharyn L ^a,b   Dinsmore, Stephen J ^a,c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charadrius alexandrinus; Charadrius wilsonia; Laguna Madre; Occupancy abundance estimation; Snowy Plover; Texas; Wilson's Plover

Indexed keywords

AVES; CHARADRIIDAE; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS; CHARADRIUS WILSONIA;

EID: 36849068475     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2007.00124.x     Document Type: Article

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