Factors affecting golden-cheeked warbler nest survival in Urban and rural landscapes

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 407-413

  Reidy, Jennifer L ^a   Thompson III, Frank R ^a   Peak, Rebecca G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendroica chrysoparia; Edge effects; Golden cheeked warbler; Information theoretic approach; Nest survival; Rural; Temporal effects; Texas; Urban

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; NESTING; OPEN SPACE; RURAL AREA; SONGBIRD; SURVIVAL; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

DENDROICA CHRYSOPARIA;

EID: 73449115084     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-516     Document Type: Article

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