Reproductive ecology of Brown-cheeked Laughing Thrushes (Garrulax henrici) in Tibet

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 152-158

  Lu, Xin ^a   Gong, Guohong ^a   Zeng, Xianhai ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Breeding; Garrulax henrici; High altitude; Life history; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

AVES; GARRULAX; GARRULAX HENRICI; ROSA;

EID: 44649137459     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2008.00157.x     Document Type: Article

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