Temporal changes in migratory bird use of edges during spring and fall seasons in Pennsylvania

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 535-552

  Keller, Gregory S ^a,b   Ross, Bradley D ^a,c   Klute, David S ^a,d   Yahner, Richard H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GORDON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Colorado Division of Wildlife ^*  (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; CERVIDAE; DENDROICA CAERULESCENS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PASSERI; VIREO; VIREO OLIVACEUS;

EID: 73649135777     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/045.016.n404     Document Type: Article

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