The relationship between introduced European Starlings and the reproductive activities of Mountain Bluebirds and Tree Swallows in British Columbia, Canada

Ibis

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 590-600

  Koch, Amelia J ^a,d   Martin, Kathy ^a,b   Aitken, Kathryn E H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c YUKON COLLEGE   (Canada)

^d Forest Practices Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cavity nesters; Fecundity; Interspecific competition; Niche separation; Tree hollows

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CLUTCH SIZE; FECUNDITY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NICHE PARTITIONING; ORNITHOLOGY; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

AVES; IBIS; PASSERI; SIALIA CURRUCOIDES; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS; TACHYCINETA; TACHYCINETA BICOLOR;

EID: 84868622551     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2012.01242.x     Document Type: Article

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