Mating and breeding success decline with elevation for the pacific wren (Troglodytes pacificus) in coastal mountain forests

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 270-276

  Evans Ogden, Lesley J ^a   Martin, Michaela ^a,b   Martin, Kathy ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; FECUNDITY; INCUBATION; MATING SUCCESS; MONTANE FOREST; NESTLING; PASSERINE; POPULATION ECOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVAL; TERRITORIALITY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

TROGLODYTES; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 84862197610     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/11-186.1     Document Type: Article

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