Nest-site selection and nest survival of early successional birds in central Pennsylvania

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 476-484

  Schill, Katie L ^a   Yahner, Richard H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFOLIATION; MICROHABITAT; NEST PREDATION; NEST SITE; PASSERINE; PREDATION RISK; SITE SELECTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUCCESSION; SURVIVAL;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; DENDROICA PENSYLVANICA; LYMANTRIA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; PASSERINA CYANEA; SPIZELLA PUSILLA; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 77749304472     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/08-014.1     Document Type: Article

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