Orientation and microclimate of Horned Lark nests: The importance of shade

Condor

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 158-163

  Hartman, C Alex ^a   Oring, Lewis W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eremophila alpestris; Horned Lark; Microclimate; Nest entrance; Nest orientation; Shade; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

ALAUDIDAE; EREMOPHILA ALPESTRIS;

EID: 0037330129     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/0010-5422(2003)105[158:OAMOHL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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