El niño-southern oscillation influences annual survival of a migratory songbird at a regional scale

Auk

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 734-743

  Lamanna, Joseph A ^a   George, T Luke ^a   Saracco, James F ^b   Nott, M Philip ^b   Desante, David F ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Institute for Bird Populations   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Catharus ustulatus; Cormack jolly seber; Maps program; Migration; Precipitation; Residency; Survival; Swainson's thrush

Indexed keywords

AVES; CATHARUS USTULATUS; PASSERI; TURDIDAE;

EID: 84878872121     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2012.12017     Document Type: Article

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