Habitat use and productivity of Sharp-shinned Hawks nesting in an urban area

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 467-473

  Coleman, Joanna L ^a,c   Bird, David M ^a   Jacobs, Eugene A ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Linwood Springs Research Station   (United States)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT USE; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

CANADA; MONTREAL; QUEBEC;

ACCIPITER; ACCIPITER STRIATUS; ACCIPITRINAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; RAPTORES;

EID: 0038508989     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/0043-5643(2002)114[0467:HUAPOS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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