Species conservation at a broad spatial scale: Reproductive success of golden-cheeked warblers across their breeding range

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 440-449

  Campomizzi, Andrew J ^a   Farrell, Shannon L ^a   Mcfarland, Tiffany M ^a   Mathewson, Heather A ^a   Morrison, Michael L ^a   Wilkins, R Neal ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b East Wildlife Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Edge effect; Fledging; Habitat quality; Patch size; Setophaga chrysoparia; Songbird; Territory.

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; CANOPY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; EDGE EFFECT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FLEDGING; GUIDELINE; HABITAT QUALITY; HOME RANGE; PATCH SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SONGBIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TERRITORY;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

DENDROICA CHRYSOPARIA; PASSERI; SETOPHAGA;

EID: 84871328691     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: 19385463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.172     Document Type: Article

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