Are there optimal densities for prairie birds?

Condor

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-14

  Skagen, Susan K ^a   Adams, Amy A Yackel ^a  

^a FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calamospiza melanocorys; Commodity selection hypothesis; Density; Lark Bunting; Nest survival; Program MARK; Shortgrass prairie

Indexed keywords

AVES; CALAMOSPIZA; CALAMOSPIZA MELANOCORYS; EMBERIZA;

EID: 77949435479     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2010.090155     Document Type: Article

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