Effect of a reduction in cattle stocking rate on brown-headed cowbird activity

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1083-1091

  Kostecke, Richard M ^a,e,f,g,h,i   Koloszar, James A ^a,b,j,k   Dearborn, Donald C ^c,d,l,m,n,o  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b Southwestern University ^*  (United States)

^c SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^f NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h Cheyenne Bottoms   (United States)

ⁱ Wildlife Society Bulletin   (United States)

^j PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

ⁿ OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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Author keywords

Black capped vireo; Brood parasitism; Brown headed cowbird; Commute distance; Grazing; Molothrus ater; Songbird conservation; Texas; Vireo atricapilla

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SONGBIRD; STOCKING DENSITY;

FORT HOOD; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

BOS TAURUS; MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER; PASSERI; VIREO; VIREO ATRICAPILLUS; VIREONIDAE;

EID: 1642423947     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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