Nest-site characteristics and linear abundance of cliff-nesting American kestrels on San Clemente Island, California

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 323-329

  Sullivan, Brian L ^a   Kershner, Eric L ^a   Finn, Sean P ^a   Condon, Anne M ^a   Cooper, Douglass M ^a   Garcelon, David K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

American Kestrel; California; Cliff nesting; Falco sparverius; Nest abundance; Nest site characteristics; San Clemente Island

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLIFF; HABITAT SELECTION; NEST SITE; RAPTOR;

SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND;

AVES; FALCO; FALCO SPARVERIUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 30244469161     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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