The family behavior of California Quail: A molecular analysis

Condor

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 962-967

  Calkins, Jennifer D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian families; Brood amalgamation; California Quail; Callipepla californica; Galliformes; Parental exclusions

Indexed keywords

AVES; CALLIPEPLA CALIFORNICA; GALLIFORMES; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 38349039682     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/0010-5422(2007)109[962:TFBOCQ]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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