Flexibility in nest-site choice and nesting success of Turdus rufiventris (Turdidae) in a montane forest in northwestern argentina

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 674-680

  Lomáscolo, Silvia B ^a   Monmany, A Carolina ^b,c   Malizia, Agustina ^c   Martin, Thomas E ^d  

^a CONICET ^*  (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HABITAT TYPE; MICROHABITAT; MONTANE FOREST; NEST SITE; NESTING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; PREDATION RISK; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SURVIVAL;

ARGENTINA;

TURDIDAE; TURDUS RUFIVENTRIS;

EID: 78649363857     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/09-167.1     Document Type: Article

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