Assessing the influence of environmental heterogeneity on bird spacing patterns: A case study with two raptors

Ecography

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 240-250

  Cornulier, Thomas ^a   Bretagnolle, Vincent ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BIRD; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; NEST; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ATHENE NOCTUA; AVES; CIRCUS; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 33645857656     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0906-7590.04287.x     Document Type: Article

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