Demography of an alpine population of Savannah Sparrows

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 253-264

  Martin, Michaela ^a   Camfield, Alaine F ^a,b   Martin, Kathy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apparent survival; Clutch size; High elevation; Life history; Reproductive potential; Return rates; Songbird

Indexed keywords

AMMODRAMUS SANDWICHENSIS; AVES; PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS; PASSERI;

EID: 69449089558     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2009.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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