Factors affecting breeding habitat selection in a cliff-nesting peregrine Falco peregrinus population

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 428-435

  Brambilla, Mattia ^a   Rubolini, Diego ^b   Guidali, Franca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cliff features; Falco peregrinus; Habitatselection; Spatial levels; Urbanisation

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING SITE; HABITAT SELECTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

BUBO BUBO; FALCO PEREGRINUS; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 33747888205     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-005-0028-2     Document Type: Article

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