Nesting success and productivity of the Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) in a woodland of Buenos Aires province (Argentina);Éxito reproductivo y productividad del chingolo (Zonotrichia capensis) en un área de monte de la provincia de buenos aires (Argentina)

Ornitologia Neotropical

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 481-492

  Fernández, Gustavo J ^a   Duré Ruiz, Natalia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Depredation; Nesting success; Productivity; Zonotrichia capensis

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649020420     PISSN: 10754377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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