Territoriality, site fidelity, and survivorship of willow flycatchers wintering in Costa Rica

Condor

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 558-570

  Koronkiewicz, Thomas J ^a,b   Sogge, Mark K ^a   Van Riper III, Charles ^a   Paxton, Eben H ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b SWCA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Empidonax traillii; Floaters; Nonbreeding; Site fidelity; Survivorship; Territoriality; Willow Flycatcher

Indexed keywords

AVES; EMPIDONAX TRAILLII; SALIX;

EID: 33748062955     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/0010-5422(2006)108[558:TSFASO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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