Setting harness sizes and other marking techniques for a falcon with strong sexual dimorphism

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 244-257

  Kenward, Robert E ^a   Pfeffer, Ralf H ^b   Al Bowardi, Mohamed A ^c   Fox, Nichoias C ^c   Riddle, Kenton E ^d,e   Bragin, Evgeny A ^e   Levin, Anatoli ^f   Walls, Sean S ^g   Hodder, Kathryn H ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b National Avian Research Centre ^*  (Germany)

^c National Avian Research Center AbuDhabi   (United Arab Emirates)

^d Abu Dhabi Falcon Research Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

^e Biotrack ^*  (United States)

^f INSTITUTE OF IONOSPHERE   (Kazakhstan)

^g Biotrack Ltd   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035587277     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-72.2.244     Document Type: Article

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