Invasion of an exotic forb impacts reproductive success and site fidelity of a migratory songbird

Oecologia

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 340-351

  Ortega, Yvette Katina ^a   McKelvey, Kevin Scot ^a   Six, Diana Lee ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Centaurea maculosa; Food availability; Grasshoppers; Spizella passerina; Timing of breeding

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FECUNDITY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GRASSHOPPER; NESTING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SAVANNA; SITE FIDELITY; SONGBIRD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CENTAUREA; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SPARROW;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CENTAUREA; ECOSYSTEM; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SPARROWS;

ARTHROPODA; AVES; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA MACULOSA; PASSERI; SPIZELLA; SPIZELLA PASSERINA;

EID: 33747042513     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-006-0438-8     Document Type: Article

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