Characterizing complex mixed-species bird flocks using an objective method for determining species participation

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 451-468

  Farley, Elizabeth A ^b   Sieving, Kathryn E ^a   Contreras, Thomas A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flock participation; Mixed species flocks; Nuclear species; Paridae; Regression tree

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES FLOCK;

AVES; BAEOLOPHUS BICOLOR; PARIDAE; PARUS BICOLOR;

EID: 45449114564     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-008-0284-z     Document Type: Article

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