Annual variation in numbers, age and sex ratios among migrating raptors at Falsterbo, Sweden from 1986-1995

Journal fur Ornithologie

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 157-171

  Kjellén, Nils ^a  

^a Ecology Building   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Birds of prey; Breeding success; Differential migration; Migration counts; Population fluctuations

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; COMMON BUZZARD; GOSHAWK; HEN HARRIER; HOBBY; HONEY BUZZARD; MARSH HARRIER; MERLIN; RED KITE; SEX RATIO;

SWEDEN, FALSTERBO;

EID: 0031819190     PISSN: 00218375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01651225     Document Type: Review

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