Scavenging affects persistence of avian carcasses resulting from window collisions in an urban landscape

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 203-211

  Hager, Stephen B ^a   Cosentino, Bradley J ^b   Mckay, Kelly J ^c  

^a AUGUSTANA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c BioEco Research and Monitoring Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird window collisions; Carcass survival; Known fate models; Program MARK; Scavengers; Urban ecology

Indexed keywords

AVES; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 84861513265     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2012.00370.x     Document Type: Article

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