Constrained by available raptor hosts and islands: Density-dependent reproductive success in red-breasted geese

Oikos

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 571-580

  Prop, Jouke ^a   Quinn, John L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HABITAT SELECTION; NEST SITE; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WATERFOWL;

ANATIDAE; ANSER; ANSER SP.; AVES; BRANTA RUFICOLLIS; BUTEO LAGOPUS; CICONIIFORMES; FALCO PEREGRINUS; LAGOPUS; NYCTEA SCANDIACA; PEREGRINUS; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 0042232192     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12244.x     Document Type: Article

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