Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis laingi) post-fledging areas on Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 253-263

  McClaren, Erica L ^a   Kennedy, Patricia L ^b   Doyle, Donald D ^a  

^a Ministry of Environment British Columbia   (Canada)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accipiter gentilis laingi; Activity centers; Adaptive kernel; Bootstrapping; Fledging dependency period; Immature movements; Natal dispersal; Northern Goshawk

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; HABITAT USE; NATAL DISPERSAL; RAPTOR;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

ACCIPITER GENTILIS; ACCIPITER GENTILIS ATRICAPILLUS; ACCIPITER GENTILIS LAINGI; AVES;

EID: 28344440417     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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