Adaptive breeding-habitat selection: Is it for the birds?

Auk

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 589-599

  Chalfoun, Anna D ^a   Schmidt, Kenneth A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIRD; EVOLUTION; HABITAT SELECTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84871900046     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2012.129.4.589     Document Type: Review

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