Habitat heterogeneity affects population growth in goshawk Accipiter gentilis

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 173-181

  Krüger, Oliver ^a,b   Lindström, Jan ^b,c  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Goshawk Accipiter gentilis; Ideal Free Distribution; Population growth rate; Site dependent population regulation; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HETEROGENEITY; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODELING; RAPTOR;

ACCIPITER GENTILIS;

EID: 0343725753     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2001.00481.x     Document Type: Article

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