Delayed numerical response of goshawks to population fluctuations of forest grouse

Oikos

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 408-415

  Tornberg, Risto ^a   Korpimäki, Erkki ^b   Jungell, Sven ^c   Reif, Vitali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HABITAT USE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREY AVAILABILITY; RAPTOR;

ACCIPITER GENTILIS; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 28044469836     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2005.14066.x     Document Type: Article

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