Variations in the age of mates as an early warning signal of changes in population trends? The case of Bonelli's eagle in Andalusia

Biological Conservation

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 417-423

  Balbontín, Javier ^a   Penteriani, Vincenzo ^a   Ferrer, Miguel ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age at first breeding; Breeding performance; Demographic traits; Early warning signals; Population monitoring and trends; Replacing rate

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; RAPTOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

SPAIN;

HIERAAETUS FASCIATUS;

EID: 0037332797     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00168-4     Document Type: Article

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