The importance, effects, and ethics of bird collecting

Auk

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 690-695

  Winker, Kevin ^a   Reed, J Michael ^b   Escalante, Patricia ^c   Askins, Robert A ^d   Cicero, Carla ^e   Hough, Gerald E ^f   Bates, John ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d Connecticut College   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

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EID: 77955079946     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2010.09199     Document Type: Note

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