Nest depredation, brood parasitism, and reproductive variation in island populations of song sparrows (Melospiza melodia)

Auk

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 784-794

  Wilson, Scott ^a   Arcese, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Climate; El Ni o Southern Oscillation (ENSO); Melospiza melodia; Metapopulation; Population synchrony; Predation; Song Sparrow; Timing of breeding

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BROOD PARASITISM; CLIMATE EFFECT; METAPOPULATION; NEST PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SONGBIRD; SYNCHRONY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

MELOSPIZA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA;

EID: 33746384077     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2006)123[784:NDBPAR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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