Effects of climate on timing of breeding, reproductive output and population growth of song sparrows (Melospiza melodia) in the Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia

• Main Author: Wilson, Scott
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/15360

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the effects of global climate changes on avian population dynamics. Several studies have now shown that climatic oscillations such as the El Nino Southern Oscillation and the North Atlantic Oscillation affect a number of avian species through the...