Natal and breeding dispersal of Bobolinks (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) and Savannah sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis) in an agricultural landscape

Auk

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 310-318

  Fajardo, Natalia ^a,c   Strong, Allan M ^a   Perlut, Noah G ^a   Buckley, Neil J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscape; Bobolink; Breeding; Champlain Valley; Dispersal; Dolichonyx oryzivorus; Habitat selection; Natal; Passerculus sandwichensis; Savannah Sparrow

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIRD; BREEDING; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; NATAL DISPERSAL; PASSERINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SITE FIDELITY;

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VERMONT;

AMMODRAMUS SANDWICHENSIS; AVES; DOLICHONYX; DOLICHONYX ORYZIVORUS; PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS;

EID: 67650224303     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2009.07097     Document Type: Article

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