Testing the importance of nest concealment: Does timing matter?

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 303-307

  Vega Rivera, Jorge H ^a   Montaño, Irais Medina ^b   Rappole, John ^c   Cerda, Felipe Campos ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Nest predation; Nest site selection; Seasonal environments; Tropical dry forest

Indexed keywords

COTURNIX; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 69449105709     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2009.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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