The use of conspecific reproductive success for breeding patch selection in terrestrial migratory species

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 505-517

  Boulinier, Thierry ^a   Danchin, Etienne ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Colonial breeding; Conspecific attraction; Dispersal; Habitat selection; Metapopulation; Patchiness; Predictability; Prospecting; Site fidelity

Indexed keywords

BREEDING HABITAT; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; MIGRATORY SPECIES; MODELLING;

EID: 0030763222     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-997-1507-0     Document Type: Article

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