Autumn stopover near the Gulf of Honduras by nearctic-neotropic migrants

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 277-285

  Johnson, Andrew B ^a,b   Winker, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTUMN; BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; ESTIMATION METHOD; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; NEARCTIC REGION; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PASSERINE; STOPOVER; TROPICAL FOREST;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; GULF OF HONDURAS; YUCATAN PENINSULA;

DENDROICA MAGNOLIA; DUMETELLA CAROLINENSIS; EMPIDONAX; GEOTHLYPIS TRICHAS; HYLOCICHLA; HYLOCICHLA MUSTELINA; MAGNOLIACEAE; PASSERIFORMES; PASSERINA CYANEA; SEIURUS NOVEBORACENSIS; SETOPHAGA RUTICILLA; VIREO OLIVACEUS;

EID: 45149126672     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/06-007.1     Document Type: Article

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