Using nest temperature to estimate nest attendance of piping plovers

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1998-2006

  Schneider, Eric G ^a,b,c   Mcwilliams, Scott R ^b  

^a Cape Cod National Seashore   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cape cod national seashore; Charadrius melodus; Incubation; Nest attendance; Nest temperature; Piping plover

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; HATCHING; NESTING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WADER;

CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CHARADRIUS MELODUS;

EID: 48249137295     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-007     Document Type: Article

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