Influence of moisture and food supply on the movement dynami cs of a nonbreeding migratory bird (parkesia noveboracensis) in a seasonal landscap

Auk

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-52

  Smith, Joseph A M ^a,c   Reitsma, Leonard R ^b   Marra, Peter P ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry season; Habitat quality; Movement ecology; Nonbreeding season; Northern Waterthrush; Parkesia noveboracensis

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BREEDING SEASON; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; DRY SEASON; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT QUALITY; HOME RANGE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; MOISTURE; OVERWINTERING; PASSERINE;

PUERTO RICO;

AVES; AVICENNIA GERMINANS; SEIURUS NOVEBORACENSIS;

EID: 79954526461     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2011.10240     Document Type: Article

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