Demographic characteristics of a Grasshopper Sparrow population in a highly fragmented landscape of western New York state

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 341-348

  Balent, Karla L ^a,b   Norment, Christopher J ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Grasslands; Habitat fragmentation; Philopatry; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

AMMODRAMUS SAVANNARUM; AVES; PASSERIDAE;

EID: 0344441734     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-74.4.341     Document Type: Article

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