Snake activity affects seasonal variation in nest predation risk for birds

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 379-383

  Sperry, Jinelle H ^a   Peak, Rebecca G ^b   Cimprich, David A ^b   Weatherhead, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NEST PREDATION; NEST SITE; NESTING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; PREDATION RISK; SEASONAL VARIATION; SITE SELECTION; SNAKE; SURVIVAL;

AVES; DENDROICA CHRYSOPARIA; PANTHEROPHIS OBSOLETUS; SERPENTES; VIREO; VIREO ATRICAPILLUS; VIREONIDAE;

EID: 64549088485     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2008.04451.x     Document Type: Article

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