Edge responses of tropical and temperate birds

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-220

  Lindell, Catherine A ^a   Riffell, Samuel K ^a,c   Kaiser, Sara A ^a,d   Battin, Andrea L ^a,c   Smith, Michelle L ^a,e   Sisk, Thomas D ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Box 9690 ^*  (United States)

^d INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE STUDIES   (United States)

^e AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EDGE EFFECT; FOREST EDGE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; TEMPERATE FOREST; TROPICAL FOREST;

AVES;

EID: 34250807647     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/05-133.1     Document Type: Article

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