Effects of season, understorey vegetation density, habitat edge and tree diameter on patch-use by bark-foraging birds

Functional Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 529-536

  Whelan, C J ^a   Maina, G G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Bark foraging guild; Behavioural indicators; Edge effect; Mealworms; Microclimate; Oak woodland; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EDGE EFFECT; PATCH USE; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNDERSTORY;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES;

EID: 23444448141     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2005.00996.x     Document Type: Article

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