Apparent survival of snowy plovers (charadrius nivosus) varies with reproductive effort and year and between sexes

Auk

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 725-732

  Colwell, Mark A ^a   Pearson, Wendy J ^a   Eberhart Phillips, Luke J ^a   Dinsmore, Stephen J ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparent survival; Charadrius nivosus; Incubation; Reproductive effort; Snowy Plover; Threatened

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; INCUBATION; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SURVIVAL; WADER;

EID: 84890405212     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2013.13147     Document Type: Article

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