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The changing trend in songbirds’ abundance, variety and physical condition in Connecticut’s forestry habitat Cover

The changing trend in songbirds’ abundance, variety and physical condition in Connecticut’s forestry habitat

By: Kelly Lawlor and  Yunliang Meng  
Open Access
|Nov 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fsmu-2019-0002 | Journal eISSN: 1736-8723 | Journal ISSN: 1406-9954
Language: English
Page range: 17 - 30
Submitted on: Jul 28, 2019
Accepted on: Aug 22, 2019
Published on: Nov 21, 2019
Published by: Estonian University of Life Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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