An evaluation of the Andean Condor population in northern Ecuador

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-36

  Koenen, Marcus T ^a,c   Koenen, Sarah Gale ^a,d   Yanez, Norma ^a,b  

^a Peace Corps ^*  (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DEL NORTE   (Ecuador)

^c Wings Americas the Nat Conserv   (United States)

^d The Wildlife Center of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Andean Condor; Ecuador; Paramo; Population structure; Vultur gryphus; Vulture

Indexed keywords

POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RAPTOR;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0034015184     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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