Continent-wide tracking to determine migratory connectivity and tropical habitat associations of a declining aerial insectivore

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1749, 2012, Pages 4901-4906

  Fraser, Kevin C ^a   Stutchbury, Bridget J M ^a   Silverio, Cassandra ^a   Kramer, Patrick M ^a   Barrow, John ^b   Newstead, David ^c   Mickle, Nanette ^b   Cousens, Bruce F ^d   Charlene Lee, J ^d   Morrison, Danielle M ^d   Shaheen, Tim ^b   Mammenga, Paul ^b   Applegate, Kelly ^e   Tautin, John ^f  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Coastal Bend Audubon Society ^*  (United States)

^c Georgia Basin Ecological Assessment and Restoration Society ^*  (United States)

^d Georgia Basin Ecological Assessment and Restoration Society   (Canada)

^e Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

^f Purple Martin Conservation Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Geolocator; Songbird; South America

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONNECTIVITY; GROUND COVER; INSECTIVORE; MIGRATORY POPULATION; POPULATION DECLINE; SONGBIRD; SUBSPECIES;

AMAZON RIVER; BRAZIL;

EID: 84869118435     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.2207     Document Type: Article

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