Henslow's sparrow winter-survival estimates and response to prescribed burning

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 198-206

  Thatcher, Benjamin S ^a,c   Krementz, David G ^a   Woodrey, Mark S ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammodramus henslowii; Coastal plain; Henslow's sparrow; Pine savanna; Prescribed burning; Radiotelemetry; Survival; Winter

Indexed keywords

BIRD; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MORTALITY; OVERWINTERING; PREDATION; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SAVANNA; SURVIVAL;

JACKSON COUNTY [MISSISSIPPI]; MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMMODRAMUS HENSLOWII; AVES; GRUS CANADENSIS PULLA; LANIUS LUDOVICIANUS; PASSERIDAE;

EID: 33646476149     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[198:HSWEAR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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