Role of landscape composition and geographical location on breeding philopatry in grassland passerines : a stable isotope approach

Grassland bird populations in North America are in steady decline. Despite declining faster and more consistently than any other group of birds, grassland songbird populations are relatively understudied and little is known about factors driving breeding-site philopatry and dispersal. Landscape and...

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Main Author: Brewster, Katherine Rose
Other Authors: Koper, Nicola
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 2009
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Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-03302009-115136/