Short-term changes in body condition in relation to habitat and rainfall abundance in American redstarts Setophaga ruticilla during the non-breeding season

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 335-341

  Angelier, Frédéric ^a   Tonra, Christopher M ^b   Holberton, Rebecca L ^b   Marra, Peter P ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE; BODY CONDITION; BREEDING SEASON; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FITNESS; HABITAT QUALITY; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MANGROVE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY SPECIES; RAINFALL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SCRUB; SEASONAL VARIATION; SONGBIRD; SURVIVAL;

AVES; SETOPHAGA; SETOPHAGA RUTICILLA;

EID: 80053053634     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2011.05369.x     Document Type: Article

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