Leadership of winter mixed-species flocks by tufted titmice (Baeolophus bicolor): Are titmice passive nuclear species?

International Journal of Zoology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Contreras, Thomas A ^a   Sieving, Kathryn E ^b  

^a WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAEOLOPHUS BICOLOR; PARIDAE; PARUS BICOLOR;

EID: 84555186286     PISSN: 16878477     EISSN: 16878485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/670548     Document Type: Article

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