Breeding biology and success of the Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus in the eastern Pyrenees

Ibis

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 244-252

  Margalida, Antoni ^a   Garcia, Diego ^b   Bertran, Joan ^a   Heredia, Rafael ^c  

^a Bearded Vulture Study and Protection Group   (Spain)

^b GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; CLUTCH SIZE; FLEDGING; LAYING DATE; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

EUROPE;

GYPAETUS BARBATUS; RAPTORES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0242500256     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1474-919X.2003.00148.x     Document Type: Article

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