Movements and survival of bald eagles banded in the greater yellowstone ecosystem

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 781-793

  Harmata, Alan R ^a   Montopoli, George J ^b,e   Oakleaf, Bob ^c   Harmata, Peter J ^a   Restani, Marco ^d  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bald eagle; Banding; Color band; Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem; Haliaeetus leucocephalus; Migration; Natal dispersal; Radiotransmitter; Survival

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; JUVENILE; MOVEMENT; NATAL DISPERSAL; RAPTOR; SURVIVAL;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

CICONIIFORMES; FALCONIFORMES; HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 0032781639     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802791     Document Type: Article

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