Demography of Eastern Yellow Wagtails at Cape Romanzof, Alaska

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-91

  Renner, Heather M ^a,c   McCaffery, Brian J ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^c Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; DEMOGRAPHY; FECUNDITY; IMMIGRATION; MIGRATION; NESTING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; SITE FIDELITY; SURVIVAL;

ALASKA; CAPE ROMANZOF; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YUKON DELTA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE;

MOTACILLA; MOTACILLA FLAVA;

EID: 41349114663     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/06-122.1     Document Type: Article

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