Assessments of habitat preferences and quality depend on spatial scale and metrics of fitness

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 983-992

  Chalfoun, Anna D ^a   Martin, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brewer's sparrow; Food; Habitat selection; Landscape; Nest patch; Nest predation; Shrub steppe; Spizella breweri; Territory

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; FITNESS; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; NEST PREDATION; NESTING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; PREDATION RISK; SHRUB; SPATIAL VARIATION; STEPPE; TERRITORY;

AVES; PASSERI; SPIZELLA BREWERI;

EID: 34548402237     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01352.x     Document Type: Article

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