Reproductive success of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) varies with the timing and severity of drought.
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SUBMITTER: Carleton RE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6688811 | biostudies-literature | 2019
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Reproductive success of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) varies with the timing and severity of drought.
Carleton Reneé E RE Graham John H JH Lee Adel A Taylor Zachary P ZP Carleton Jon F JF
PloS one 20190809 8
Drought affects avian communities in complex ways. We used our own and citizen science-generated reproductive data acquired through The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's NestWatch Program, combined with drought and vegetation indices obtained from governmental agencies, to determine drought effects on Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis L.) reproduction across their North American breeding range for the years 2006-2013. Our results demonstrate that some aspects of bluebird reproductive success vary with ...[more]
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