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Have Cowbirds Caused Forest Songbirds to Decline?
Abstract
Brown-headed cowbird populations and their rate of brood parasitism on forest songbirds in eastern North America have increased since 1900. Brood parasitism of forest songbirds is highest near open habitat. High brood parasitism rates within isolated fragments of forest habitat reduce reproductive success of certain forest songbirds and may be responsible for their recent declines.
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“For instance, in North America increased pressure from nest predators and parasites such as the Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) has affected passerine bird populations in fragmented systems (Brittingham & Temple 1983; Wilcove 1985; Andren & Angelstam 1988).”
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- Authors
- Brittingham, M. C., & Temple, S. A.
- Venue
- BioScience
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1983-01
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 31-35
- ISSN
- 0006-3568 (ISSN-L)
- 1525-3244
- OpenAlex
- W1989675934
- Cited by
- 596
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 6.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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