Can intrinsic factors explain population declines in North American breeding shorebirds? A comparative analysis

Animal Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 252-258

  Thomas, Gavin H ^a,c   Lanctot, R B ^b   Szekely T ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Life history; Migration; Phylogeny; Population decline; Shorebirds

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HABITAT LOSS; LIFE HISTORY; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION SIZE; WADER;

NORTH AMERICA;

AVES;

EID: 33746292778     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00029.x     Document Type: Article

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