Variation in a sparrow's reproductive success with rainfall: Food and predator-mediated processes

Oecologia

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 315-324

  Morrison, Scott A ^a,c   Bolger, Douglas T ^b  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aimophila ruficeps; Arid ecology; California coastal sage scrub; ENSO; Snake predation

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FECUNDITY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; NEST PREDATION; RAINFALL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

UNITED STATES;

AIMOPHILA; AIMOPHILA RUFICEPS; AVES; PASSERIDAE; SALVIA; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA; ZONOTRICHIA;

EID: 0036933977     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-1040-3     Document Type: Article

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