Breeding biology of the Three-striped warbler in Venezuela: A contrast between tropical and temperate parulids

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 667-678

  Cox, W Andrew ^a   Martin, Thomas E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; INCUBATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NESTLING; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT;

VENEZUELA;

BASILEUTERUS TRISTRIATUS; EMBERIZINAE;

EID: 72649091938     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/08-133.1     Document Type: Article

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