Invertebrate availability and vegetation characteristics explain use of nonnesting cover types by mature-forest songbirds during the postfledging period

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 406-414

  Streby, Henry M ^a   Peterson, Sean M ^a   Andersen, David E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

American Redstart; Clearcut; Forest songbirds; Ovenbird; Postfledging; Seiurus aurocapilla; Setophaga ruticilla

Indexed keywords

AVES; INVERTEBRATA; PASSERI; SEIURUS; SEIURUS AUROCAPILLUS; SETOPHAGA RUTICILLA;

EID: 82255185580     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2011.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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