Nest site characteristics in the song sparrow and parasitism by brown-headed cowbirds

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 24-28

  Saunders, Carolyn A ^a   Arcese, Peter ^a   O'Connor, Kathleen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEST SITE; PARASITISM; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; VEGETATION COVER;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VICTORIA [BRITISH COLUMBIA];

MELOSPIZA MELODIA; MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER; PASSERIDAE; PERCIDAE; VICTORIA;

EID: 1942504782     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/02-057     Document Type: Article

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