The process of fledging in the Mountain Bluebird

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 367-376

  Johnson, L Scott ^a   Hebert, Rachel M ^a   Napolillo, Felicia M ^a   Allen, Allison ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fledging; Hatching asynchrony; Nest leaving; PIT tag; RFID; Sialia currucoides; Size hierarchy

Indexed keywords

AVES; SIALIA CURRUCOIDES;

EID: 84888119027     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jofo.12036     Document Type: Article

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