Factors affecting predation on artificial nests in marshes

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 792-800

  Jobin, Benoît ^a,b   Picman, Jaroslav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Artificial nest; Cistothorus palustris; Human disturbance; Marsh wren; Marshes; Nest concealment; Passerine; Predation; Urbanization; Water depth; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES; CISTOTHORUS PALUSTRIS; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; PASSERIFORMES; PHASIANIDAE; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; TROGLODYTES TROGLODYTES; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 0030769667     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802186     Document Type: Article

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