Hairy woodpecker winter roost characteristics in burned ponderosa pine forest

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-52

  Covert Bratland, Kristin A ^a   Theimer, Tad C ^b   Block, William M ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ENERGY BUDGET; HOME RANGE; PATCH DYNAMICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR; ROOST SITE; ROOSTING; WILDFIRE;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; PICIDAE; PICOIDES VILLOSUS; PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 33947494205     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/05-127.1     Document Type: Article

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