Breeding status and distribution of American Oystercatchers in Maryland

Waterbirds

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 302-307

  Traut, Ashley H ^a   McCann, James M ^a   Brinker, David F ^a  

^a MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

American Oystercatcher; Breeding success; Habitat; Landscape; Status

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; FLEDGING; HABITAT TYPE; NESTING SUCCESS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WADER;

MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; HAEMATOPODIDAE; HAEMATOPUS; HAEMATOPUS PALLIATUS;

EID: 33749439364     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2006)29[302:BSADOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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