The role of food, nest predation, and climate in timing of Wrentit reproductive activities

Condor

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 832-841

  Preston, Kristine L ^a   Rotenberry, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding phenology; Chamaea fasciata; Climate; Food supplementation; Nest initiation; Reproductive timing; Wrentit

Indexed keywords

AVES; CHAMAEA; CHAMAEA FASCIATA;

EID: 33845215534     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/0010-5422(2006)108[832:TROFNP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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