Breeding behaviour of the Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus: Minimal sexual differences in parental activities

Ibis

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 225-234

  Margalida, Antoni ^a   Bertran, Joan ^a  

^a Grupo Estud Proteccion Q   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOGAMY; PARENTAL CARE; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

CATALONIA; PYRENEES; SPAIN;

GYPAETUS BARBATUS;

EID: 0034030693     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2000.tb04862.x     Document Type: Article

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