Cowbird parasitism, predation, and host selection in fragmented grassland of southwestern Manitoba

The frequency of parasitism by Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater) and predation on ground-nesting passerines was quantified in three fragments of grassland habitat in southwestern Manitoba. All bird species studied were parasitized by cowbirds but at different parasitism frequencies. Cowbird par...

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Main Author: Davis, Stephen Knight
Language:en_US
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/3717