Breeding productivity does not decline with increasing fragmentation in a western landscape

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2890-2903

  Tewksbury, Joshua J ^a   Hejl, Sallie J ^b   Martin, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

American Robin; Brood parasitism, Brown headed Cowbird, Cedar Waxwing, fragmentation, landscape; Nest predation; Riparian birds, Warbling Vireo, Yellow Warbler

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BROOD PARASITISM; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NEST PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

MOLOTHRUS ATER; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS;

EID: 0032406523     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079[2890:BPDNDW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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