Migrant-habitat relationships during stopover along an ecological barrier: Extrinsic constraints and conservation implications

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue 1 SUPPL, 2011, Pages

  Buler, Jeffrey J ^a   Moore, Frank R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b The University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Gulf of Mexico; Habitat selection; Migration; Radar; Stopover

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 84894240455     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-010-0640-7     Document Type: Article

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