Winter survey data reveal rangewide decline in evening grosbeak populations

Condor

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 376-381

  Bonter, David N ^a   Harvey, Michael G ^b  

^a Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Coccothraustes vespertinus; Evening Grosbeak; Population trends; Project FeederWatch

Indexed keywords

AVES; COCCOTHRAUSTES VESPERTINUS; FRINGILLIDAE;

EID: 67649794334     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2008.8463     Document Type: Article

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