Ecological factors regulating brood attendance patterns of the western sandpiper calidris mauri

Ibis

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 523-534

  Ruthrauff, Daniel R ^a   Keller, Juliette N ^b   Rizzolo, Daniel J ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding phenology; Latitudinal variation; Migration distance; Migratory connectivity; Parental attendance

Indexed keywords

BROOD REARING; CLUTCH SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MONOGAMY; NESTING; PARENTAL CARE; POPULATION DENSITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL; WADER;

CALIDRIS MAURI; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 67849118488     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.00942.x     Document Type: Article

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