Physical, environmental and human factors influencing productivity in Bonelli's eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus in Granada (SE Spain)

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1193-1203

  Ontiveros, Diego ^a   Pleguezuelos, Juan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bonelli's eagle; Cliff availability; Habitat characteristics; Nest site orientation; Productivity

Indexed keywords

CLIFF; CONSERVATION; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; NEST SITE; ORIENTATION; PRODUCTIVITY; RAPTOR;

SPAIN;

CICONIIFORMES; HIERAAETUS; HIERAAETUS FASCIATUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 0038069232     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023056102216     Document Type: Article

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