Causes and fitness consequences of natal dispersal in a population of Black Kites

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 858-872

  Forero, Manuela G ^a,b   Donázar, José Antonio ^b   Hiraldo, Fernando ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Black Kites; Dispersal distances; Fitness; Inbreeding avoidance; Intraspecific competition; Milvus migrans; Natal dispersal; Spain

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; NATAL DISPERSAL; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ANDALUCIA; DONANA NATIONAL PARK; SPAIN;

ACCIPITRIDAE; AVES; MILVUS; MILVUS MIGRANS; RAPTORES;

EID: 0013368891     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[0858:CAFCON]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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