Effect of altitudinal migration within a watershed on the reproductive success of American dippers

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 800-807

  Morrissey, Christy A ^a,b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; POPULATION STATISTICS; PROBABILITY; WATERSHEDS;

BIRDS; BREEDING SEASON; HABITAT; MIGRATION;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; MIGRATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CHILLIWACK RIVER; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; CINCLIDAE; CINCLUS; CINCLUS MEXICANUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4544335759     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z04-042     Document Type: Article

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