Acadian flycatcher nest placement: Does placement influence reproductive success?

Condor

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 673-679

  Wilson, R Randy ^a,b   Cooper, Robert J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acadian Flycatcher; Empidonax virescens; Habitat selection; Nest placement; Nest success

Indexed keywords

EMPIDONAX VIRESCENS; ILEX; ILEX DECIDUA; IMPLETA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS NUTTALLII;

EID: 0031724573     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1369748     Document Type: Article

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