Nesting success of grassland birds in small patches in an agricultural landscape

Auk

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 328-334

  Walk, Jeffery W ^a   Kershner, Eric L ^b   Benson, Thomas J ^c   Warner, Richard E ^d  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dickcissel; Eastern meadowlark; Grassland birds; Nest success; Patch size; Spiza Americana; Sturnella magna

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; EDGE EFFECT; FECUNDITY; GRASSLAND; NESTING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; PATCH SIZE;

ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

AVES; SPIZA; SPIZA AMERICANA; STURNELLA MAGNA;

EID: 77951937113     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2009.09180     Document Type: Article

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