Habitat selection responses of parents to offspring predation risk: An experimental test

American Naturalist

Volumn 168, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 811-818

  Fontaine, J J ^a   Martin, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding density; Habitat selection; Nest initiation; Nest predation; Song rate

Indexed keywords

BIRD; HABITAT SELECTION; NEST PREDATION; PREDATION RISK;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC SELECTION; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION MIGRATION; PREDATION; SONGBIRD; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; ARIZONA; ECOSYSTEM; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PASSERIFORMES; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SELECTION (GENETICS); SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

AVES;

EID: 33845259544     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/508297     Document Type: Article

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