Population status of bald eagles breeding in Washington at the end of the 20th century

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 161-169

  Watson, James W ^a   Stinson, Derek ^a   McAllister, Kelly R ^a   Owens, Thomas E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bald eagle; Breeding; Haliaeetus leucocephalus; Population status; Productivity; Recovery; Washington

Indexed keywords

DDT; NESTING SUCCESS; POPULATION ECOLOGY; POPULATION GROWTH; RAPTOR; RECOVERY;

HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS;

EID: 14844361823     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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