Seasonal fecundity of Sagebrush Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri breweri) at the northern edge of its breeding range

Auk

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 512-523

  Mahony, Nancy A ^a,b   Krannitz, Pamela G ^b   Martin, Kathy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Edge of range; El Ni o; Sagebrush Brewer's Sparrow; Seasonal fecundity; Spizella breweri breweri; Weather

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FECUNDITY; HABITAT LOSS; NEST PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; SPIZELLA BREWERI BREWERI;

EID: 33646567788     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2006)123[512:SFOSBS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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