Factors affecting the distribution of red-legged partridges alectoris rufa in an agricultural landscape of southern portugal

Bird Study

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 304-310

  Borralho, Rui ^a   Stoate, Chris ^b   Araújo, Miguel ^a,c  

^a Ordenamento e Gestao de Recursos Naturais   (Portugal)

^b GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

PORTUGAL;

ALECTORIS RUFA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0033768393     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650009461190     Document Type: Article

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