Effects of geolocators on reproductive performance and annual return rates of a migratory songbird

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 37-44

  Gómez, Jesús ^a,b,c   Michelson, Chantel I ^a,b   Bradley, David W ^d,e   Ryan Norris, D ^e   Berzins, Lisha L ^f   Dawson, Russell D ^f   Clark, Robert G ^a,b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^d Bird Studies Canada   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feeding rate; Fledging success; Migration; Nestling growth; Tachycineta bicolor; Tree Swallow

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; EMIGRATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLEDGING; GPS; NESTLING; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD;

AVES; HARNESS; PASSERI; TACHYCINETA; TACHYCINETA BICOLOR;

EID: 84891629277     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-013-0984-x     Document Type: Article

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