Goshawk nesting habitat in Europe and North America: A review

Ornis Fennica

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 149-163

  Penteriani, Vincenzo ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HOLARCTIC REGION; NEST SITE; RAPTOR;

ACCIPITER GENTILIS; NEARCTIC; RAPTORES;

EID: 0036956873     PISSN: 00305685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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