Effects of nest success and mate fidelity on breeding dispersal in a population of Snowy Plovers Charadrius nivosus

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 342-353

  Pearson, Wendy J ^a   Colwell, Mark A ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; DISPERSAL; MATE FIDELITY; NEST PREDATION; NESTING SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WADER;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

CHARADRIUS; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS;

EID: 84910678207     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270913000403     Document Type: Review

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