Ranging distance of resident Golden Eagles Aquila chrysaetos in western Scotland according to season and breeding status

Bird Study

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 265-273

  Haworth, Paul F ^a   Mcgrady, Michael J ^b   Whitfield, D Philip ^c   Fielding, Alan H ^a   McLeod, David R A ^d  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Natural Research Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^d 14 Crailinghall Cottages ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; HOME RANGE; POPULATION DENSITY; RESIDENT POPULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER;

ARGYLL AND BUTE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MULL; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AQUILA; AQUILA CHRYSAETOS;

EID: 33750882953     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650609461442     Document Type: Article

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