Growth and development of the Mariana Swiftlet

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 686-692

  Reichel, James D ^a   Collins, Charles T ^b   Stinson, Derek W ^a,c   Camacho, Vicente A ^a  

^a Division of Fish and Wildlife   (Northern Mariana Islands)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CLUTCH SIZE; FLEDGING; GROWTH; NESTLING;

MARIANA ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SAIPAN;

AERODRAMUS BARTSCHI;

EID: 38349014461     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/06-132.1     Document Type: Article

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