Influence of Arctic Terns on survival of artificial and natural semipalmated plover nests

Waterbirds

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 100-104

  Nguyen, Linh P ^a   Abraham, Kenneth F ^b   Nol, Erica ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic Tern; Artificial nests; Charadrius semipalmatus; Interspecific nest association; Nest defense behavior; Nest survival; Semipalmated Plover

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; HABITAT SELECTION; NEST PREDATION; NESTING; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL; WADER;

CHARADRIUS SEMIPALMATUS; CICONIIFORMES; LARIDAE; STERNA PARADISAEA;

EID: 33646055165     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2006)29[100:IOATOS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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