Grassland songbird nest-site selection and response to mowing in West Virginia

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 285-292

  Warren, Kelly A ^a,b,c   Anderson, James T ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex   (United States)

^c Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex   (United States)

Author keywords

Agelaius phoeniceus; Bobolink; Dolichonyx oryzivorus; Eastern meadowlark; Grassland birds; Nest success; Passerculus sandwichensis; Red winged blackbird; Savannah sparrows; Sturnella magna; West Virginia

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; MOWING; NESTING SUCCESS; SONGBIRD;

CANAAN VALLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS; AVES; DOLICHONYX; DOLICHONYX ORYZIVORUS; PASSERCULUS; PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS; PASSERI; STURNELLA MAGNA;

EID: 22244438570     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[285:GSNSAR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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