Comparative morphology of dark-eyed juncos Junco hyemalis breeding at two elevations: A common aviary experiment

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 152-162

  Bears, Heather ^a,b   Drever, Mark C ^a   Martin, Kathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Rescan Environmental Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELEVATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EYE; GENETIC VARIATION; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PASSERINE;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

AVES; JUNCO (AVES); JUNCO HYEMALIS;

EID: 40349093378     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2008.0908-8857.04191.x     Document Type: Article

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