An effective nest trap for female Yellow-headed Blackbirds

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 202-206

  Newbrey, Jennifer L ^a,b   Reed, Wendy L ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Female blackbirds; Icteridae; Nest trap; Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Indexed keywords

AGELAIUS; AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS; HEXAPODA; ICTERIDAE; QUISCALUS QUISCULA; XANTHOCEPHALUS; XANTHOCEPHALUS XANTHOCEPHALUS;

EID: 44649102040     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2008.00164.x     Document Type: Article

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