Light-level geolocators reveal strong migratory connectivity and within-winter movements for a coastal California Swainson's thrush (Catharus ustulatus) population

Auk

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 283-290

  Cormier, Renée L ^a   Humple, Diana L ^a   Gardali, Thomas ^a   Seavy, Nathaniel E ^a  

^a PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catharus ustulatus; Mantel's correlation coefficient; Mexico; Neotropical; Palomarin; Swainson's Thrush; Tag effects

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; CORRELATION; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; POPULATION MIGRATION; WINTER;

CALIFORNIA; ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC; JALISCO; MARIN COUNTY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; SIERRA MADRE DEL SUR; SIERRA MADRE [MEXICO]; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CATHARUS USTULATUS; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA; TURDIDAE;

EID: 84878874853     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2013.12228     Document Type: Article

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