A demographic model for a population of the endangered lesser kestrel in southern Spain

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1085-1093

  Hiraldo, Fernando ^a   Negro, Juan J ^a   Donázar, Jose A ^a   Gaona, Pilar ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Falco naumanni; Jolly Seber; mark recapture study; matrix projection model; population dynamics; SURGE; wildlife management

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC MODEL; LESSER KESTREL; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

SPAIN;

FALCO NAUMANNI;

EID: 0030302020     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404688     Document Type: Article

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