The effects of temperature on nest predation by mammals, birds, and snakes

Auk

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 784-790

  Cox, W Andrew ^a   Thompson III, F R ^a   Reidy, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cause specific mortality; Nest survival; Passerines; Temperature; Weather

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MAMMAL; MORTALITY; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; SNAKE; SONGBIRD; SURVIVAL;

ILLINOIS; MISSOURI; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890370360     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2013.13033     Document Type: Article

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