Robust predictions of species distribution: Spatial habitat models for a brood parasite

Biological Conservation

Volumn 140, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 259-272

  Jewell, Kelly J ^a   Arcese, Peter ^a   Gergel, Sarah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autologistic regression; Bird; GIS; Model validation; Molothrus ater; Predictive mapping

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BROOD PARASITISM; DATA SET; GIS; HABITAT SELECTION; MAPPING; MODEL VALIDATION; PASSERINE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AVES; BOS; MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER;

EID: 35448955156     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.08.017     Document Type: Article

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