Nesting of the double-striped thick-knee (burhinus bistriatus) in A hot environment

Ornitologia Neotropical

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 149-154

  Pereira, Ana I ^a   Amat, Juan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Costa rica; Flushing behavior; Guanacaste; Nest crypsis; Nesting ecology; Thermal environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952338317     PISSN: 10754377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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