Predator responses to similarity and dispersion of artificial nest sites: Implications for the structure of boreal forest songbird communities

Auk

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 105-115

  Rangen, S A ^a   Clark, R G ^a   Hobson, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; NEST SITE; PREDATION; SONGBIRD;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

CATHARUS GUTTATUS; SPIZELLA PASSERINA; ZONOTRICHIA LEUCOPHRYS;

EID: 0035104401     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089761     Document Type: Article

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