Nocturnal nest predation: A potential obstacle to recovery of a Florida Scrub-Jay population

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 390-394

  Carter, Geoffrey M ^a   Legare, Mike L ^b   Breininger, David R ^a   Oddy, Donna M ^a  

^a DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphelocoma coerulescens; Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata; Florida Scrub Jay; Nocturnal predation; Video; Yellow rat snake

Indexed keywords

APHELOCOMA; APHELOCOMA COERULESCENS; APHELOCOMA COERULESCENS COERULESCENS; AVES; ELAPHE OBSOLETA QUADRIVITTATA; PANTHEROPHIS OBSOLETUS; RATTUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 36849058758     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2007.00127.x     Document Type: Article

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