Seed Selection in Some North American Finches
Ornithological ApplicationsPublished 1 December 1971
Mary F. Willson
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The present study deals with seed selection of several species of finches in relation to bill size, seed-husking speed, seed size, caloric content, and rate of caloric intake under two temperature regimes in the laboratory.
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Journal Article Seed Selection in Some North American Finches Get access Mary F. Willson Mary F. Willson Deparhnent of Zoology Vivarium Building University of Illinois Champaign, Illinois 61820 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Condor, Volume 73, Issue 4, 1 October 1971, Pages 415–429, https://doi.org/10.2307/1366663 Published: 01 October 1971 Article history Accepted: 11 May 1971 Published: 01 October 1971
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