Condition varies with habitat choice in postbreeding forest birds

Auk

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 417-428

  Stoleson, Scott H ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body condition; Clearcut; Early successional forest; Habitat choice; Mature forest birds; Postbreeding period

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY CONDITION; BREEDING SITE; CLEARCUTTING; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; MIGRATION; NESTING SUCCESS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DECLINE;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

AVES;

EID: 84882440765     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2013.12214     Document Type: Article

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