Long-term studies of the green-rumped parrotlet (Forpus Passerinus) in Venezuela: Hatching asynchrony, social system and population structure

Ornitologia Neotropical

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL., 2008, Pages 73-83

  Beissinger, Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding season; Extra pair fertilization; Forpus passerinus; Geographic variation; Green rumped parrotlet; Hatching asynchtony; Parrot; Population structure; Social system

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349101456     PISSN: 10754377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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