Associations of anthropogenic activity and disturbance with fitness metrics of eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 138, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 189-197

  Kight, Caitlin R ^a   Swaddle, John P ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian; Breeding; Conservation; Gradient; Productivity; Time budget

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BROOD REARING; COMPENSATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FITNESS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NESTING SUCCESS; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SONGBIRD; SURVIVAL; TIME ALLOCATION; WILD POPULATION;

AVES; SIALIA; SIALIA SIALIS;

EID: 34250018259     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.04.014     Document Type: Article

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