Nesting success of the Meadow Bunting along habitat edges in northeastern China

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-44

  Deng, Wen Hong ^a   Zheng, Guang Mei ^a   Gao, Wei ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Habitat edges; Meadow Bunting; Nesting success; Occupation; Predation

Indexed keywords

AVES; CUCULIDAE; EMBERIZA CIOIDES; EMBRIZA CIOIDES; LANIIDAE; LANIUS CRISTATUS;

EID: 0037412446     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-74.1.37     Document Type: Article

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