Off-territory movement of male American Redstarts (Setophaga ruticilla) in a fragmented agricultural landscape is related to song rate, mating status and access to females

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-44

  Churchill, James L ^a   Hannon, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

American Redstart; Extra pair paternity; Fragmentation; Movement; Song rate

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MALE; MOVEMENT; PATERNITY; RADIOTELEMETRY; SONG; SONGBIRD;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

PASSERI; SETOPHAGA RUTICILLA;

EID: 77952954748     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-009-0419-x     Document Type: Article

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