Long-term breeding success of the cattle Egret in Texas

Waterbirds

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-78

  Telfair II, Ray C ^a   Bister, Timothy J ^a  

^a TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood size; Bubulcus ibis; Cattle Egret; Chick mortality; Clutch size; Hatching success; Nest site vegetation; Population dynamics; Population trends; Texas

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; HATCHING; MORTALITY; NEST SITE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WADER;

CEDAR CREEK RESERVOIR; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ARDEIDAE; AVES; BOS TAURUS; BUBULCUS IBIS; IBIS; MELIA AZEDARACH; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 1842665569     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2004)027[0069:LBSOTC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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