Site fidelity, territory fidelity, and natal philopatry in willow flycatchers (Empidonax traillii)

Auk

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1103-1121

  Sedgwick, James A ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; MALE BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE; PASSERINE; SITE FIDELITY; TERRITORIALITY;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES; EMPIDONAX; EMPIDONAX TRAILLII; PASSERIFORMES; SALIX;

EID: 7644235628     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4090479     Document Type: Article

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