Survival, movements and habitat use of aplomado falcons released in southern Texas

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 175-182

  Perez, Christopher J ^a,b   Zwank, Phillip J ^a   Smith, David W ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Aplomado falcon; Falco femoralis; Habitat use; Mortality; Movements; Radio telemetry

Indexed keywords

MORTALITY;

EID: 0030318087     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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