Survival of piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) chicks in the great lakes region

Auk

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 150-160

  Brudney, Lauren J ^a,b   Arnold, Todd W ^a   Saunders, Sarah P ^a   Cuthbert, Francesca J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Insignia Environmental   (United States)

Author keywords

Charadrius melodus; Chick survival; Fledging success; Known fate survival; Piping Plover; Shorebird.

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FLEDGING; HATCHING DATE; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; WADER;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84874094884     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2012.12109     Document Type: Article

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