Risk of feather damage explains fault bar occurrence in a migrant hawk, the Swainson's hawk Buteo swainsoni

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-35

  Sarasola, José H ^a   Jovani, Roger ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEATHER;

AVES; BUTEO SWAINSONI;

EID: 33645154326     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2006.03693.x     Document Type: Article

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