Tree Species Compos ition and Food Availability Affect Productivity of an Endangered Spec ies : the Go lden-Chee ked Warbler

Condor

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 882-892

  Marshall, Michael E ^a   Morrison, Michael L ^b   Wilkins, R Neal ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b East Wildlife Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological site; Food availability; Foraging; Golden cheeked Warbler; Movement rate; Setophaga chrysoparia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890545126     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2013.130013     Document Type: Article

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