One year of migration data for a western yellow-billed cuckoo

Western Birds

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-11

  Sechrist, Juddson D ^a   Paxton, Eben H ^b   Ahlers, Darrell D ^a   Doster, Robert H ^c   Ryan, Vicky M ^a  

^a U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; COCCYZUS AMERICANUS; CUCULIDAE;

EID: 84861143925     PISSN: 01601121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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