Ravens (Corvus corax corax L.) in the British landscape: A thousand years of ecological biogeography in place-names

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1039-1054

  Moore, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Britain; Corvus corax corax; Distribution; Habitat; Habits; Personal names; Place names; Raven

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIRD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PLACE NAME;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; CORVUS; CORVUS CORAX; CORVUS CORAX CORAX; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036690743     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2002.00750.x     Document Type: Article

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