Postfledging survival and movement in Dickcissels (Spiza americana): Implications for habitat management and conservation

Auk

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 396-409

  Berkeley, Lorelle I ^a,b   McCarty, John P ^a   Wolfenbarger, LaReesa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Dickcissel; Fledgling stage; Grassland birds; Habitat use; Radiotelemetry; Spiza americana; Survival analysis; Tallgrass prairie

Indexed keywords

FLEDGING; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT USE; MORTALITY; MOVEMENT; NESTING; PASSERINE; RADIOTELEMETRY; SURVIVAL;

AVES; GLYCINE MAX; SPIZA; SPIZA AMERICANA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34249088007     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2007)124[396:PSAMID]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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