Brood size and late breeding are negatively related to juvenile survival in a Neotropical migratory songbird

• Published in: The Auk Vol. 128; no. 4; p. 716
• Main Authors: Tarof, Scott A, Kramer, Patrick M, Hill, James R, Tautin, John, Stutchbury, Bridget J M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Waco American Ornithological Society 01.10.2011
• Subjects: Animal behavior; Bird migration; Food; Migratory birds; Mortality; Songbirds; Survival; Telemetry

-- Widespread decline of Neotropical migrant songbirds requires better understanding of the mechanisms driving juvenile mortality. We used mark-resight encounter histories of 3,990 banded fledglings (1998-2002) to test whether late breeding or large brood size negatively affected apparent annual and...