Habitat and landscape effects on brood parasitism, nest survival, and fledgling production in Swainson's Warblers

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-93

  Benson, Thomas J ^a,b   Anich, Nicholas M ^a   Brown, Jeremy D ^a   Bednarz, James C ^a  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arundinaria gigantea; Brood parasitism; Brown headed cowbird; Fledgling production; Habitat; Landscape; Limnothlypis swainsonii; Molothrus ater; Nest survival; Swainson's warbler

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BREEDING SEASON; BROOD PARASITISM; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EDGE EFFECT; FLEDGING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NEST PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SONGBIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

UNITED STATES;

ARUNDINARIA GIGANTEA; AVES; LIMNOTHLYPIS SWAINSONII; MOLOTHRUS ATER;

EID: 73449084049     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-442     Document Type: Article

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