Home range and survival characteristics of male Bachman's Sparrows in an old-growth forest managed with breeding season burns

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 263-269

  Cox, James A ^a   Jones, Clark D ^a,b  

^a TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aimophila aestivalis; Bachman's Sparrow; Home range; Prescribed burning; Site fidelity; Survival

Indexed keywords

AIMOPHILA AESTIVALIS; PASSERIDAE; PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 34548264627     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2007.00113.x     Document Type: Article

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