Songbird populations in fluctuating environments: Predator responses to pulsed resources

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 406-415

  Schmidt, Kenneth A ^a,b   Ostfeld, Richard S ^a  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding Bird Survey; Direct and indirect effects; Eastern chipmunk; Nest predation; Oak mast; Pulsed resources; Songbird populations; Temporal variability; Veery; White footed mouse

Indexed keywords

NEST PREDATION; PREDATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RODENT; SONGBIRD; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

HUDSON VALLEY; NEW YORK; UNITED STATES;

ACCIPITER; ACCIPITRINAE; AVES; CATHARUS FUSCESCENS; HYLOCICHLA; MAMMALIA; PASSERI; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS; QUERCUS; RAPTORES; RODENTIA; TAMIAS STRIATUS; TURDIDAE; VIREO OLIVACEUS; VIREONIDAE;

EID: 0042815073     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2003)084[0406:SPIFEP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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