POLYMORPHISM IN THE WHITE-THROATED SPARROW - HABITAT OCCUPANCY AND NEST-SITE SELECTION
POLYMORPHISM IN THE WHITE-THROATED SPARROW - HABITAT OCCUPANCY AND NEST-SITE SELECTION
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DOI:
10.1139/z82-061
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
FALLS, JB
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作者:
KNAPTON, RW;FALLS, JB
Several vegetational variables were analyzed in 4 populations of White-throated Sparrows (Z. albicollis) to determine if differences exist between the white-stripe (WS) and tan-stripe (TS) morphs at the level of macrohabitat (territory) and microhabitat (nest site). Univariate and discriminant function analyses revealed that trees were farther apart, more light-penetrated to the forest floor, and that fewer shade-tolerant plants occurred in territories of WS than TS males. Females of the morphs differed little in selection of nest sites. The distribution of territories of WS males along the discriminant function axis (macrohabitat analysis) was narrower than that of TS males, and was concentrated toward the open habitat end of the axis. The distribution of territories of TS males spanned the length of the axis, from open to dense habitat. The question of why WS male .times. TS female pairs occupy a relatively narrow range of habitat whereas TS male .times. WS female pairs occupy a much broader range is discussed.