Social Systems in Manakins , Jewels of the Tropical Forest
Mercedes S. Foster
Thursday, 19 Apr 1990 at 12:00 am – Benton Auditorium, Scheman Building
Mercedes Foster is a Senior Research Biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Research Zoologist and Curator of Birds at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institute. From the University Lectures Program archive.
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