Technical review of the status of Northern Goshawks in the western United States

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 192-209

  Andersen, David E ^a   DeStefano, Stephen ^a   Goldstein, Michael I ^b   Titus, Kimberly ^c   Crocker Bedford, Cole ^d   Keane, John J ^e   Anthony, Robert G ^a   Rosenfield, Robert N ^f  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^d NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^e PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Accipiter gentilis atricapillus; Genetic structure; Habitat relations; Northern Goshawk; Population trend; Review; Status; Western U.S.

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HABITAT USE; POPULATION SIZE; RAPTOR; TREND ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACCIPITER GENTILIS; ACCIPITER GENTILIS ATRICAPILLUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 28344445839     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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