Nestsite selection by male loons leads to sex-biased site familiarity

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 205-210

  Piper, Walter H ^a   Walcott, Charles ^b   Mager, John N ^b,d   Spilker, Frank J ^c  

^a CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Ohio Northern University ^*  (United States)

^d OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Habitat selection; Resource value; Site fidelity; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; HABITAT SELECTION; NEST SITE; NESTING SUCCESS; SITE FIDELITY; TERRITORIALITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; TERRITORIALITY; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIRDS; BREEDING; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; TERRITORIALITY;

ANIMALIA; GAVIA IMMER; GAVIIDAE;

EID: 38849127642     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01334.x     Document Type: Article

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