Causes of natal dispersal in the lesser kestrel: Inbreeding avoidance or resource competition?

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 640-648

  Negro, Juan J ^a   Hiraldo, Fernando ^a   Donazar J A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Falco naumanni; Generalized linear models; Philopatry; Raptors

Indexed keywords

INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; LESSER KESTREL; NATAL DISPERSAL; RESOURCE COMPETITION;

SPAIN;

AVES; FALCO NAUMANNI; GALLIFORMES; RAPTORES;

EID: 0030867404     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5917     Document Type: Article

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