Patch size and edge proximity are useful predictors of brood parasitism but not nest survival of grassland birds

Ecological Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 879-887

  Benson, Thomas J ^a,b   Chiavacci, Scott J ^a,b   Ward, Michael P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Brown headed Cowbird; Edge proximity; Grassland birds; Landscape context; Molothrus ater; Nest survival; Patch size

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BROOD PARASITISM; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EDGE EFFECT; GRASSLAND; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NEST PREDATION; PASSERINE; PATCH SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PASSERIFORMES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

GREAT PLAINS; MIDWEST; UNITED STATES;

AVES; MOLOTHRUS ATER;

EID: 84878951698     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/12-1101.1     Document Type: Article

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