Nonbreeding habitat occupancy and population processes: An upgrade experiment with a migratory bird

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2380-2385

  Studds, Colin E ^a,b,c   Marra, Peter P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c SERC   (United States)

Author keywords

American Redstart; Carryover effects; Experimentally upgraded territories; Migratory birds; Nonbreeding winter habitat; Population dynamics; Removal experiments; Seasonal interactions; Setophaga ruticilla; Stable carbon isotopes

Indexed keywords

BIRD; MIGRATORY SPECIES;

AVES; INSECTA; SETOPHAGA; SETOPHAGA RUTICILLA;

EID: 23944510619     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-1145     Document Type: Article

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