Can redistribution of breeding colonies on a landscape mitigate changing predation danger?

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 541-551

  Kenyon, James K ^a,b,c   Smith, Barry D ^a,b   Butler, Robert W ^a,b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; COLONIAL BREEDING; NEST PREDATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODELING; PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVORSHIP; TRADE-OFF; WADER;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ARDEA HERODIAS; HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS;

EID: 34548522450     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2007.0908-8857.03878.x     Document Type: Article

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