Nest predation in suburban and rural woodlots of northern Ohio

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 284-292

  Melampy, M N ^a   Kershner, E L ^a,b   Jones, M A ^a,c  

^a BALDWIN WALLACE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEST PREDATION; NEST SITE; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

MAMMALIA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 0033042959     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(1999)141[0284:NPISAR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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