Effects of distance to edge and edge type on nestling growth and nest survival in the wood thrush

Condor

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 288-303

  Kaiser, Sara A ^a,c   Lindell, Catherine A ^a,b  

^a Department of Psychology and Ecology   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance to edge; Edge effects; Edge type; Hylocichla mustelina; Nest survival; Nestling growth rates; Wood Thrush

Indexed keywords

AVES; HYLOCICHLA; HYLOCICHLA MUSTELINA;

EID: 34248682145     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/0010-5422(2007)109[288:EODTEA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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