Nesting success of Acadian Flycatchers (Empidonax virescens) in floodplain forest corridors

Auk

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1267-1280

  Chapa Vargas, Leonardo ^a   Robinson, Scott K ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acadian Flycatcher; Corridor width; Empidonax virescens; Habitat composition; Habitat configuration; Habitat fragmentation; Linear habitat; Nest success; Patch shape

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; FLOODPLAIN FOREST; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NESTING SUCCESS; PARASITISM; PASSERINE; PATCH SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SURVIVAL;

CACHE RIVER BIORESERVE; ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EMPIDONAX VIRESCENS;

EID: 36549027888     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2007)124[1267:NSOAFE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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