Comparative breeding ecology of Cooper's hawks in urban and exurban areas of southeastern Arizona

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 77-84

  Boal, Clint W ^a,b   Mannan, R William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accipiter cooperii; Arizona; Breeding ecology; Cooper's hawk; Disease; Mortality; Reproduction; Trichomonas gallinae; Trichomoniasis; Urban wildlife

Indexed keywords

MORTALITY; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; URBAN AREA;

ARIZONA; TUCSON; UNITED STATES;

ACCIPITER COOPERII;

EID: 0345561620     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802488     Document Type: Article

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