The nestling and parental care of Slate-crowned Antpitta (Grallaricula nana) in Northeastern Ecuador

Ornitologia Neotropical

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 457-461

  Greeney, Harold F ^a   Miller, Eliot T ^a  

^a Center for Creative Studies   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Andes; Cloud forest; Fecal sac; Grallaricula nana; Nest architecture; Nestling; Parental care; Slate crowned Antpitta

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649132463     PISSN: 10754377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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