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Territory and nest site selection patterns by Grasshopper Sparrows in southeastern Arizona
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关键词: Ammodramus savannarum ammolegus;    Arizona;    desert grassland;    Grasshopper Sparrow;    grassland bird;    habitat selection;    nest site;    territory;   
DOI  :  10.1650/CONDOR-16-210.1
学科分类:动物科学
来源: Central Ornithology Publication Office
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ABSTRACT Grassland bird populations are showing some of the greatest rates of decline of any North American birds, prompting measures to protect and improve important habitat. We assessed how vegetation structure and composition, habitat features often targeted for management, affected territory and nest site selection by Grasshopper Sparrows (Ammodramus savannarum ammolegus) in southeastern Arizona. To identify features important to males establishing territories, we compared vegetation characteristics of known territories and random samples on 2 sites over 5 years. We examined habitat selection patterns of females by comparing characteristics of nest sites with territories over 3 years. Males selected territories in areas of sparser vegetation structure and more tall shrubs (>2 m) than random plots on the site with low shrub densities. Males did not select territories based on the proportion of exotic grasses. Females generally located nest sites in areas with lower small shrub (1–2 m tall) densities th...

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