Priority research needs for the conservation of Neotropical migrant landbirds

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 329-339

  Donovan, Therese M ^a   Beardmore, Carol J ^b   Bonter, David N ^a   Brawn, Jeffrey D ^c   Cooper, Robert J ^d   Fitzgerald, Jane A ^e   Ford, Robert ^f   Gauthreaux, Sidney A ^g   George, T Luke ^h   Hunter, W C ⁱ   Martin, Thomas E ^j   Price, Jeff ^k   Rosenberg, Kenneth V ^l   Vickery, Peter D ^m   Wigley, T Bently ⁿ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e University of Memphis ^*  (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^g CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ US Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^k American Bird Conservancy   (United States)

^l Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^m Massachusetts Audubon Society   (United States)

ⁿ N C P I A/S I I (NCASI)   (United States)

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Author keywords

Conservation planning; Dispersal; Habitat quality; Partners in Flight; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0036767671     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-73.4.329     Document Type: Review

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