Annual survival of red knots (Calidris Canutus Rufa) wintering in Florida

Auk

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 725-733

  Schwarzer, Amy C ^a   Collazo, Jaime A ^b   Niles, Lawrence J ^c   Brush, Janell M ^a   Douglass, Nancy J ^a   Percival, H Franklin ^d  

^a FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barker model; Calidris canutus; Florida; Red knot; Site fidelity; Survival

Indexed keywords

CALIDRIS CANUTUS; CALIDRIS CANUTUS RUFA;

EID: 84979086193     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2012.11269     Document Type: Article

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