Resolving the urban nest predator paradox: The role of alternative foods for nest predators

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1545-1552

  Stracey, Christine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat; Cooper's hawk; Nest predation; Nest predators; Northern mockingbird; Urban ecology

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; FELID; FOOD; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT TYPE; NEST PREDATION; PASSERINE; POPULATION DENSITY; RAPTOR; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; VIDEOGRAPHY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ACCIPITER COOPERII; ACCIPITRINAE; AVES; MIMUS POLYGLOTTOS;

EID: 79956260990     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.01.022     Document Type: Article

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