Comparative breeding ecology of two White-bellied Redstart populations at different altitudes

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-175

  Lu, Xin ^a   Yu, Tonglei ^a   Liang, Wei ^b   Yang, Canchao ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HAINAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alpine zone; Clutch size; Egg size; Hodgsonius phaenicuroides; Life history; Parental care; Subtropics

Indexed keywords

AVES; HODGSONIUS PHAENICUROIDES; SETOPHAGA;

EID: 77954164108     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2010.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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