Brown-headed Cowbird behavior and movements in relation to livestock grazing

Ecological Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1533-1544

  Goguen, C B ^a   Mathews, N E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Brown headed Cowbird; Cattle; Commensalism; Foraging ecology; Livestock grazing; Molothrus ater; Radio telemetry; Songbird Conservation

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT; PASTURE;

NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034800067     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2001)011[1533:BHCBAM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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