Effects of nest parasitism by the Brown-headed Cowbird on nesting success of the California Gnatcatcher

Condor

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 858-865

  Braden, Gerald T ^a   Mckernan, Robert L ^a   Powell, Shawn M ^b  

^a San Bernardino County Museum   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown headed Cowbird; California Gnatcatcher; Molothrus ater; Nest success; Parasitism; Polioptila californica

Indexed keywords

MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER; MOLOTHRUS ATER OBSCURUS; POLIOPTILA CALIFORNICA;

EID: 0030808750     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1370135     Document Type: Article

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