Consequences of urbanizing landscapes to reproductive performance of birds in remnant forests

Biological Conservation

Volumn 160, Issue , 2013, Pages 32-39

  Rodewald, Amanda D ^a   Kearns, Laura J ^a   Shustack, Daniel P ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Nest predation; Nest survival; Productivity; Urban

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BROOD PARASITISM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLEDGING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; METROPOLITAN AREA; NEST PREDATION; PASSERINE; SURVIVAL; URBANIZATION;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CARDINALIS; CARDINALIS CARDINALIS; EMPIDONAX VIRESCENS; MOLOTHRUS ATER; PASSERI;

EID: 84873513993     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.12.034     Document Type: Article

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