Nest-site selection in Savannah sparrows: Using gulls as scarecrows?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 197-208

  Wheelwright, Nathaniel T ^a   Lawler, Joshua J ^a,b   Weinstein, Joshua H ^a  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN CROW; HERRING GULL; NEST SITE SELECTION; PREDATION RISK; SAVANNA SPARROW;

CANADA, NEW BRUNSWICK, KENT ISLAND;

CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS; LARUS ARGENTATUS; PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS;

EID: 0030620679     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0288     Document Type: Article

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