Comparative fecundity and survival of bald eagles fledged from suburban and rural natal areas in Florida

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1018-1031

  Millsap, Brian ^a,f   Breen, Tim ^b   McConnell, Elizabeth ^a   Steffer, Tony ^c   Phillips, Laura ^a,g   Douglass, Nancy ^d   Taylor, Sharon ^e,h  

^a Bur of Wildl Diversity Conserv   (United States)

^b FL Fish and Wildl Conserv Commn   (United States)

^c Raptor Management Consultants   (United States)

^d Bur of Wildl Diversity Conserv   (United States)

^e Bureau of Wildlife Diversity Conserv   (United States)

^f U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^h U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bald eagle; Demographics; Florida; Haliaeetus leucocephalus; Mortality; Productivity; Satellite telemetry; Suburban; Survival

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; FECUNDITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NEST SITE; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; RURAL AREA; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SURVIVAL;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CICONIIFORMES; HALIAEETUS; HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS;

EID: 12144273898     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2004)068[1018:CFASOB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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