Linking fluctuations in rainfall to nonbreeding season performance in a long-distance migratory bird, Setophaga ruticilla

Climate Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 115-122

  Studds, Colin E ^a,b   Marra, Peter P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

American redstart; Climate change; Migratory birds; Seasonal interactions; Setophaga ruticilla; Spring migration

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAIN; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; BREEDING SITE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PHENOLOGY; RAINFALL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING (SEASON);

AVES; SETOPHAGA RUTICILLA;

EID: 44249104285     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00718     Document Type: Article

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