Plumage Development and Molt in Long-tailed Manakins (chiroxiphia Linearis): Variation According to Sex and Age
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S M. D ,1,5 D B. M D ,2 M S. F ,3 R P. C 4,6 1Department of Biological Sciences, 401 Sunset Avenue, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4, Canada; 2Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 80721, USA; 3U.S. Geological Survey Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, National Museum of Natural History, 10th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20560, USA; and 4Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, United Kingdom
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