Annual survivorship of the sedentary rufous-crowned sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps): No detectable effects of edge or rainfall in southern California

Auk

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 904-916

  Morrison, Scott A ^a,d   Bolger, Douglas T ^b   Sillett, T Scott ^c  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PASSERINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVORSHIP;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AIMOPHILA; AIMOPHILA RUFICEPS; AVES; PASSERIDAE; PASSERIFORMES; SALVIA; ZONOTRICHIA;

EID: 3242673568     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4090325     Document Type: Article

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