Determinants of dispersal in breeding merlins (Falco Columbarius)

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1920-1927

  Wiklund, Christer G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breeding performance; Density of breeders; Dispersal, adult; Falco columbarius; Fidelity to breeding areas; Male age; Merlin; Nest predation; Nest site movement; Sweden

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; MERLIN; NEST PREDATION; NEST SITE FIDELITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

SWEDEN;

FALCO COLUMBARIUS;

EID: 0030439648     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265795     Document Type: Article

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