Postfledging dependence period of migratory golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Auk

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 877-884

  McIntyre, Carol L ^a,c   Collopy, Michael W ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Aquila chrysaetos; Denali; Golden Eagle; Postfledging dependence period; Survival

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FLEDGING; HATCHING; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SURVIVAL; TELEMETRY;

ALASKA; DENALI NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AQUILA; AQUILA CHRYSAETOS; RAPTORES;

EID: 33746317075     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2006)123[877:PDPOMG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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