Influence of niche overlap and territoriality on hybridization between Hermit Warblers and Townsend's Warblers

Auk

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 175-183

  Pearson, Scott F ^a,b   Manuwal, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; HYBRID ZONE; HYBRIDIZATION; MODEL; PHENOTYPE; SPECIES COMPETITION;

HABITAT SELECTION; HYBRIDIZATION; NICHE; PASSERINE; TERRITORIALITY;

DENDROICA OCCIDENTALIS; DENDROICA TOWNSENDI; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0033970523     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2000)117[0175:IONOAT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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