Electric shock injuries in a Harris's Hawk population

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 193-199

  Dwyer, James F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocution; Harris's Hawk; Injury; Parabuteo unicinctus; Urban

Indexed keywords

MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ECOLOGY; PROBABILITY; RAPTOR; SURVIVAL; URBAN AREA;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; TUCSON; UNITED STATES;

AVES; PARABUTEO; PARABUTEO UNICINCTUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 33845359086     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3356/0892-1016(2006)40[193:ESIIAH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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