Colored plastic and metal leg bands do not affect survival of Piping Plover chicks;Anillos plásticos de colores y metálicos no afectan la supervivencia de polluelos de Charadrius melodus

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 317-324

  Roche, Erin A ^a   Arnold, Todd W ^a   Stucker, Jennifer H ^a   Cuthbert, Francesca J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Banding; Capture effect; Charadrius melodus; Endangered species; Mark recapture; Marking effect; Multistate; Piping Plover; Shorebird

Indexed keywords

CHARADRIUS MELODUS;

EID: 77956161414     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2010.00288.x     Document Type: Article

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