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Article: Reproductive success of the Puerto Rican Vireo in a montane habitat.(Report)
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- The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
- Article date:
- September 1, 2008
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The nesting success of a bird species can vary geographically as a result of differences in abundance of brood parasites, particularly if habitat characteristics favor the parasitic species (Ward and Smith 2000, Purcell 2006). These effects can be exacerbated if the host has not evolved nest defense strategies following recent colonization by the parasitic species (Rothstein 1990). This may be the case of the Puerto Rican Vireo (PRVI; Vireo latimeri), which has experienced sharp decreases in population size in Guanica State Forest (henceforth Guunica) on the dry coastal plain in southern Puerto Rico (Faaborg et al. 1997). However, the species is still commonly found ...