Effect of predation and cowbird parasitism on the nesting success of two sympatric neotropical Marshbirds

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 354-364

  Fernández, Gustavo J ^a,b   Mermoz, Myriam E ^a,c  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; NEST GUARDING; NEST PREDATION; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AMBLYRAMPHUS HOLOSERICEUS; MOLOTHRUS BONARIENSIS; MOLOTHRUS RUFOAXILLARIS; PSEUDOLEISTES VIRESCENS;

EID: 0242648694     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/0043-5643(2000)112[0354:EOPACP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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