Influence of trees in the landscape on parasitism rates of grassland passerine nests in Southeastern North Dakota

Condor

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-42

  Pietz, Pamela J ^a   Buhl, Deborah A ^a   Shaffer, Jill A ^a   Winter, Maiken ^b,c   Johnson, Douglas H ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Brown headed Cowbird; Grassland birds; Landscape; Molothrus ater; Tree cover; Woodland

Indexed keywords

AVES; MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 67650270313     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2009.080012     Document Type: Article

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