Nest-site characteristics and breeding success of three species of boreal songbirds in western Newfoundland, Canada

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1203-1211

  Dalley, Kate L ^a   Taylor, Philip D ^a   Shutler, Dave ^a  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; NEST SITE; NESTING SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SONGBIRD; VEGETATION;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; DENDROICA CORONATA; DENDROICA STRIATA; PASSERI; PASSERIDAE; ZONOTRICHIA ALBICOLLIS;

EID: 54349126951     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z08-104     Document Type: Article

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