Incubation in great tinamou (Tinamus major)

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 506-511

  Brennan, Patricia L R ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DNA; INCUBATION; NESTING; PARENTAL CARE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VIDEOGRAPHY;

COSTA RICA; LA SELVA BIOLOGICAL STATION; LIMON;

AVES; TINAMUS MAJOR;

EID: 77749268085     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/08-073.1     Document Type: Article

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