Avian habitat selection: Pattern from process in nest-site use by ducks?

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 272-287

  Clark, Robert G ^a   Shutler, Dave ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Adaptation; Breeding dispersal; Ducks; Habitat selection; Islands; Nest site selection; Predation; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; NATURAL SELECTION; NEST SITE; WATERFOWL;

ANAS; ANAS CLYPEATA; ANAS DISCORS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; ANAS STREPERA; ANIMALIA; ANSER; ANSERIFORMES; AVES; GALLIFORMES; PLATYRHYNCHOS; STREPERA;

EID: 0032897379     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[0272:AHSPFP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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