Identification and breeding of yearling Piping Plovers;Identificación y reproducción de individuos de Charadrius melodus de un año de edad

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 383-391

  Gratto Trevor, Cheri L ^a   Goossen, J Paul ^a   Westworth, Sharilyn M ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age of first breeding; Charadrius melodus; Feather wear; Saskatchewan; Yearling identification

Indexed keywords

AVES; CHARADRIUS MELODUS;

EID: 78649721741     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2010.00294.x     Document Type: Article

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