Density and reproductive success of California towhees

Conservation Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 442-450

  Purcell, Kathryn L ^a,b   Verner, Jared ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING DENSITY; CALIFORNIA TOWHEE; HABITAT SELECTION; LIVE OAK; NEST SITE SELECTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

PIPILO CRISSALIS; QUERCUS WISLIZENII;

EID: 0031949229     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.1998.96354.x     Document Type: Article

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