A comparative study of nest-site occupancy and breeding performance as indicators for nestinghabitat quality in three european raptor species

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-18

  Kostrzewa, Achim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Common Buzzard Buteo buteo; Goshawk Accipiter gentilis; Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus; Nesting habitat structure; Nesting habitat use; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

ACCIPITER GENTILIS; BUTEO BUTEO; PERNIS APIVORUS;

EID: 0030023566     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1996.9522931     Document Type: Article

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