Renesting intervals and duration of the incubation and nestling periods of Sprague's Pipits

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 265-269

  Davis, Stephen K ^a,b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthus spragueii; Grassland birds; Incubation period; Natural history; Nestling period; Renesting intervals; Sprague's pipit

Indexed keywords

ANTHUS SPRAGUEII; AVES;

EID: 69449085750     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2009.00229.x     Document Type: Article

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