Determinants of wood thrush nest success: A multi-scale, model selection approach

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 699-709

  Driscoll, Melanie J L ^a,e   Donovan, Therese ^a   Mickey, Ruth ^b   Howard, Alan ^c   Fleming, Kathleen K ^d,f  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b University of Vermont   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^f MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Hylocichla mustelina; Information theoretic approach; Nest success; New York; Statistical modeling; Wood thrush

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOREST COVER; FOREST EDGE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; NESTING SUCCESS; PASSERINE;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

HYLOCICHLA; HYLOCICHLA MUSTELINA;

EID: 23744441955     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2005)069[0699:DOWTNS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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