Edge-related nest losses in Wisconsin pine barrens

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1234-1239

  Niemuth, Neal D ^a,b   Boyce, Mark S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial nest; Brood parasitism; Brown headed cowbird; Edge effect; Molothrus ater; Nest predation; Patch size; Pine barrens; Wisconsin

Indexed keywords

BLUE JAY; BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD; EDGE EFFECT; NEST PREDATION; PINE BARREN;

USA; WISCONSIN;

CYANOCITTA CRISTATA; MOLOTHRUS ATER;

EID: 0031415990     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802122     Document Type: Article

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