Western Snowy Plovers Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus select nesting substrates that enhance egg crypsis and improve nest survival

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Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 303-311

  Colwell, Mark A ^a   Meyer, Jason J ^a   Hardy, Michael A ^a   Mcallister, Sean E ^b   Transou, Amber N ^c   Levalley, Ron R ^b   Dinsmore, Stephen J ^d  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mad River Biologists   (United States)

^c California State Parks   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg crypsis; Habitat selection; Nest survival; Reproductive success; Shorebird

Indexed keywords

BAR; COASTAL ZONE; CRYPSIS; EGG; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GRAVEL; HABITAT SELECTION; NESTING SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SUBSTRATE; WADER;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CHARADRIIDAE; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS NIVOSUS;

EID: 79952727439     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2011.01100.x     Document Type: Article

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