Nestling diet of eastern meadowlarks in east-central Illinois

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 399-402

  Ostrand, Susan Linn ^a,b   Bollinger, Eric K ^a  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL LAND; DIET; GRASSLAND; NESTLING; PASSERINE; SOYBEAN; VOLUME;

ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

ARANEAE; CAELIFERA; ENSIFERA (INSECTS); GLYCINE MAX; GRYLLIDAE; HOGNA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCOSIDAE; NOCTUIDAE; ORTHOPTERA; STURNELLA MAGNA; TETTIGONIIDAE;

EID: 84862178743     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/11-128.1     Document Type: Article

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