First description of the breeding biology and natural history of the ochre-breasted brush finch atlapetes semirufus in venezuela

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 856-862

  Biancucci, Luis ^a   Martin, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CLUTCH SIZE; FOOD PROVISIONING; GROWTH RATE; INCUBATION; MORTALITY; NATIONAL PARK; NEST PREDATION; NESTLING; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

LARA; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA; YACAMBU NATIONAL PARK;

ATLAPETES SEMIRUFUS;

EID: 58549098607     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/07-020.1     Document Type: Article

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