Geographic variation in plumage pattern and coloration of savannah sparrows

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 253-264

  Rising, James D ^a   Jackson, Donald A ^a   Fokidis, H Bobby ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; CLINE; COLOR; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; PASSERINE; PLUMAGE; SALTMARSH; SAVANNA;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(PNN) MEXICO]; CANADA; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

AMMODRAMUS SANDWICHENSIS; AVES; EUREMA LISA; PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS;

EID: 67650293482     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/08-077.1     Document Type: Article

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