Species-specific survival and relative habitat use in an urban landscape during the postfledging period

Auk

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 288-299

  Whittaker, Kara A ^a   Marzluff, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

American Robin; Habitat use; Mortality; Postfledging; Radiotelemetry; Resource utilization function; Song Sparrow; Spotted Towhee; Survival; Swainson's Thrush; Urban

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLEDGING; HABITAT USE; LAND COVER; MORTALITY; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; RADIOTELEMETRY; SURVIVAL; URBAN AREA;

NORTH AMERICA; SEATTLE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

AVES; CATHARUS USTULATUS; MELOSPIZA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA; PIPILO; PIPILO MACULATUS; TURDUS MIGRATORIUS;

EID: 67650245352     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2009.07136     Document Type: Article

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