Abundance and distribution of the Long-tailed Wood-Partridge (Dendrortyx macroura) in a temperate coniferous forest

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 345-352

  Chávez León, Gilberto ^a   Velázquez, Alejandro ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dendrortyx macroura; Density estimates; Distance sampling; Mexico; Playback; Point transects

Indexed keywords

AVES; DENDRORTYX MACROURA; FRAXINUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 9744224465     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-75.4.345     Document Type: Article

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