Flood tides affect breeding ecology of two sympatric Sharp-tailed Sparrows

Auk

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 552-560

  Shriver, W Gregory ^a,d   Vickery, Peter D ^b   Hodgman, Thomas P ^c   Gibbs, James P ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Center for Ecological Research Maine   (United States)

^c MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammodramus; Breeding; Mate guarding; Nest survival; Promiscuous; Sharp tailed sparrows; Synchrony; Tides

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FLOOD; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SALTMARSH; SURVIVAL; SYMPATRY; SYNCHRONY; VICARIANCE;

AMMODRAMUS; AMMODRAMUS CAUDACUTUS; AMMODRAMUS MARITIMUS; AMMODRAMUS NELSONI; AVES; PASSERIDAE;

EID: 34249040842     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2007)124[552:FTABEO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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