The process and causes of fledging in a cavity-nesting passerine bird, the house wren (Troglodytes aedon)

Ethology

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 693-705

  Johnson, L Scott ^a   Rauch, Robin L ^a   Dellone, Sara N ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLEDGING; FOOD PROVISIONING; PARENTAL CARE; PASSERINE;

AVES; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; TROGLODYTES AEDON; TROGLODYTES TROGLODYTES;

EID: 4544313635     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2004.01001.x     Document Type: Article

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