Forest fragmentation affects the behavioral response of American Redstarts to the threat of Cowbird parasitism

Condor

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 389-394

  Hobson, Keith A ^a   Villard, Marc André ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Host parasite interactions; Landscape fragmentation; Molothrus ater; Nest defense; Setophaga ruticilla

Indexed keywords

MELOSPIZSA MELODIA; MOLOTHRUS ATER; PASSERELLA ILIACA; SETOPHAGA RUTICILLA; SPIZELLA PASSERINA;

EID: 0031980995     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1370283     Document Type: Article

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