Functional responses in habitat selection by tropical birds moving through fragmented forest

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 182-190

  Gillies, Cameron S ^a   St Clair, Colleen Cassady ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal movement; Campylorhynchus rufinucha; Corridors; Edge effects; Fencerows; Generalized linear mixed model; Habitat connectivity; Isolated trees; Resource selection function; Thamnophilus doliatus

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; EDGE EFFECT; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; HABITAT CORRIDOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; MIGRATION ROUTE; MOVEMENT; PASSERINE; RESOURCE SELECTION; SPECIALIST; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRANSLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CAMPYLORHYNCHUS RUFINUCHA; THAMNOPHILUS DOLIATUS;

EID: 77949278015     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01756.x     Document Type: Article

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