Orientation of grasshopper sparrow and Eastern Meadowlark nests in relation to wind direction

Condor

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 395-399

  Long, Ashley M ^a   Jensen, William E ^a   With, Kimberly A ^b  

^a EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammodramus savannarum; Dome shaped nests; Grassland birds; Nest orientation; Nest site selection; Sturnella magna

Indexed keywords

AMMODRAMUS SAVANNARUM; AVES; STURNELLA MAGNA;

EID: 67650330588     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2009.080076     Document Type: Article

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