The study of habitat use by censuses and molecular methods in birds: The case of two sympatric pigeons

Bird Study

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 414-418

  Nogales, Manuel ^a   Marrero, Patricia ^a   Padilla, David P ^a   Medina, Félix M ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE PRODUCTOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b Cabildo Insular de La Palma ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CENSUS; DNA; HABITAT USE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; SYMPATRY;

AVES; COLUMBA;

EID: 73649123518     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650902968359     Document Type: Article

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