Nest survival and breeding biology of the Puerto Rican Bullfinch (Loxigilla portoricensis) in southwestern Puerto Rico

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 720-730

  Wiewel, Amber N M ^a,c   Dinsmore, Stephen J ^a   Collazo, Jaime A ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

breeding biology; bullfinch; frugivory; Loxigilla; nest survival; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; NEST STRUCTURE; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SURVIVAL;

PUERTO RICO;

EID: 84892175809     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/12-175.1     Document Type: Article

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