Movements of fledgling ovenbirds (Seiurus aurocapilla) and worm-eating warblers (Helmitheros vermivorum) within and beyond the natal home range

Auk

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 364-371

  Vitz, Andrew C ^a,b   Rodewald, Amanda D ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Helmitheros vermivorum; Movements; Natal home range; Ovenbird; Postfledging; Seiurus aurocapilla; Wormeating Warbler

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; FLEDGING; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT; NATAL DISPERSAL; PREDATION RISK; RANGE SIZE; SONGBIRD;

AVES; HELMITHEROS; PASSERI; SEIURUS; SEIURUS AUROCAPILLUS;

EID: 77951934005     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2010.09048     Document Type: Article

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