Shorter migration distances associated with higher winter temperatures suggest a mechanism for advancing nesting phenology of American kestrels Falco sparverius

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 376-384

  Heath, Julie A ^a   Steenhof, Karen ^b   Foster, Mark A ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Owyhee Desert Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CENSUS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FECUNDITY; GLOBAL CHANGE; LIFE HISTORY; NESTING; OVERWINTERING; PHENOLOGY; RAPTOR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WINTER;

ARIZONA; CALIFORNIA; IDAHO; UNITED STATES; UTAH; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

AVES; FALCO SPARVERIUS;

EID: 84863992271     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2012.05595.x     Document Type: Article

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