Admission, diagnoses, and outcomes for Eurasian Sparrowhawks (Accipiter nisus) brought to a wildlife rehabilitation center in England

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 231-235

  Kelly, Andrew ^a,b   Bland, Maxine ^a  

^a Research Animals Department   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accipiter nisus; Collision; Eurasian Sparrowhawk; Mortality; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

COLLISION; MORTALITY; RAPTOR; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ACCIPITER NISUS;

EID: 33845365804     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3356/0892-1016(2006)40[231:ADAOFE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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