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(en) Ohmart, Robert D., « Observations on the Breeding Adaptations of the Roadrunner », Condor, Cooper Ornithological Society, vol. 75, no 2, , p. 140-149 (ISSN0010-5422)
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(en) Bleich, Vernon C., « Roadrunner Predation on Ground Squirrels in California », The Auk, University of California Press on behalf of the American Ornithologists Union, vol. 92, no 1, , p. 147-149 (ISSN1938-4254 et 0004-8038)
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titre de la section : From Field and Study
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