Song Sparrows vs. Cowbird brood parasites: Impacts of forest structure and nest-site selection

Condor

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 93-101

  Larison, Brenda ^a   Laymon, Stephen A ^b   Williams, Pamela L ^b   Smith, Thomas B ^a,c  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kern River Research Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Brown headed Cowbird; Habitat restoration; Habitat structure; Molothrus ater

Indexed keywords

MELOSPIZSA MELODIA; MOLOTHRUS ATER;

EID: 0031882575     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1369900     Document Type: Article

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