Reproductive costs of commuting flights in brown-headed cowbirds

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 520-529

  Curson, David R ^a   Mathews, Nancy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Atresia; Brood parasitism; Brown headed cowbird; Commuting; Edge effect; Egg production; Egg laying rate; Molothrus ater; New Mexico; Post ovulatory follicles; Songbird conservation

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; COMMUTING; EDGE EFFECT; EGG PRODUCTION; ENERGETICS; NESTING SUCCESS; SONGBIRD; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

MEXICO; NEW MEXICO;

MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER; PASSERI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0041312571     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802710     Document Type: Article

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