Arrival times, laying dates, and reproductive success of Snowy Plovers in two habitats in coastal northern California;Tiempo de llegada, fecha de puesta y éxito reproductivo de Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus en dos hábitats costaneros del norte de California

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 349-360

  Colwell, Mark A ^a   Burrell, Noah S ^a   Hardy, Michael A ^a   Kayano, Kimiko ^a   Muir, Jordan J ^a   Pearson, Wendy J ^a   Peterson, Sara A ^a   Sesser, Kristin A ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding phenology; Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus; Habitat quality; Reproductive success; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

CHARADRIIDAE; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS NIVOSUS;

EID: 78149445025     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2010.00291.x     Document Type: Article

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