Survival rates of a neotropical parrot: Implications for latitudinal comparisons of avian demography

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1351-1370

  Sandercock, Brett K ^a,e   Beissinger, Steven R ^a   Stoleson, Scott H ^b   Melland, Rebecca R ^c   Hughes, Colin R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^d Department of Biology   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avian demography; Forpus passerinus; Green rumped Parrotlet; Mark recapture; Multistate models; Nonbreeder; Site fidelity; Social systems; Survival; Tropical vs. temperate

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; DEMOGRAPHY; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SITE FIDELITY; SURVIVAL;

FORPUS PASSERINUS;

EID: 0033939113     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[1351:SROANP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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