Environmental correlates of reproductive success for introduced resident whooping cranes in Florida

Waterbirds

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 538-547

  Spalding, Marilyn G ^a   Folk, Martin J ^b   Nesbitt, Stephen A ^c   Folk, Monica L ^d   Kiltie, Richard ^c  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Egg size; Fertility; Grus Americana; Hatchability; Nesting success; Precipitation; Reproduction; Water level; Whooping Crane

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; EGG SIZE; ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FERTILITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MARSH; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WADER; WATER LEVEL; WINTER;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

AVES; GRUIDAE; GRUS AMERICANA;

EID: 76749126626     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/063.032.0407     Document Type: Article

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