Supplementary feeding as an effective tool for improving breeding success in the Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 477-486

  González, Luis Mariano ^a   Margalida, Antoni ^b   Sánchez, Roberto ^c   Oria, Javier ^d  

^a Direccion General para la Biodiversidad   (Spain)

^b Bearded Vulture Study and Protection Group   (Spain)

^c Fundacion CBD Habitat   (Spain)

^d NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aquila adalberti; Breeding success; Brood reduction; Spanish imperial eagle; Supplementary feeding

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; NESTING SUCCESS; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AQUILA ADALBERTI; AQUILA HELIACA ADALBERTI;

EID: 33644893321     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.11.014     Document Type: Article

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