Effects of plot size and habitat characteristics on breeding success of scarlet tanagers

Auk

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-82

  Roberts, Christopher ^a,b   Norment, Christopher J ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT QUALITY; PASSERINE; PATCH SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

NEW YORK; UNITED STATES;

PIRANGA OLIVACEA;

EID: 0033045240     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089455     Document Type: Article

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