A comparison of American Oystercatcher reproductive success on barrier beach and river island habitats in coastal North Carolina

Waterbirds

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 150-155

  McGowan, Conor P ^a,b   Simons, Theodore R ^a   Golder, Walker ^c   Cordes, Jeff ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c National Audubon Society   (United States)

^d Cape Lookout National Seashore   (United States)

Author keywords

American Oystercatcher; Ecological trap; Habitat selection; Haematopus palliatus; Non traditional habitat; Range expansion; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HABITAT SELECTION; NESTING SUCCESS; RANGE EXPANSION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WADER;

CAPE FEAR RIVER; CAPE LOOKOUT; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES; HAEMATOPUS PALLIATUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 23744457489     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2005)028[0150:ACOAOR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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