Influence of landscape and habitat characteristics on Ovenbird pairing success

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 238-242

  Rodewald, Amanda D ^a   Yahner, Richard H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; FOREST COVER; LANDSCAPE; MATING SUCCESS; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

SEIURUS; SEIURUS AUROCAPILLUS;

EID: 0034045833     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/0043-5643(2000)112[0238:IOLAHC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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