MOLT, PLUMAGE ABRASION, AND COLOR CHANGE IN LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCH
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عنوان ژورنال: The Wilson Bulletin
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0043-5643
DOI: 10.1676/0043-5643(2002)114[0380:mpaacc]2.0.co;2