Survival, site fidelity, and the population dynamics of Piping Plovers in Saskatchewan

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 379-394

  Cohen, Jonathan B ^a   Gratto Trevor, Cheri ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Charadrius melodus; Fledging rate; Population growth; Site fidelity; Survival

Indexed keywords

CHARADRIUS MELODUS;

EID: 82255181533     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2011.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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