Factors affecting incubation patterns and sex roles of Black Oystercatchers in Alaska

Condor

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 123-134

  Spiegel, Caleb S ^a,b,d   Haig, Susan M ^b   Goldstein, Michael I ^c   Huso, Manuela ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d US Fish & Wildlife Service Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Black Oystercatcher; Disturbance; Haematopus; Incubation behavior; Nest failure; Prince William sound; Sex roles; Video monitoring

Indexed keywords

AVES; HAEMATOPUS; HAEMATOPUS BACHMANI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84858433224     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2011.100094     Document Type: Article

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