Predation by golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos on semi-domesticated reindeer Rangifer tarandus calves in northeastern Finnish Lapland

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 393-402

  Norberg, Harri ^a,d   Kojola, Ilpo ^a   Aikio, Pekka ^b   Nylund, Minna ^c  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Reindeer Herding Cooperative of Lappi   (Finland)

^c NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aquila chrysaetos; Landscape; Mortality; Predation; Rangifer; Survival

Indexed keywords

AQUILA CHRYSAETOS; RANGIFER; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 33845933333     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2006)12[393:PBGEAC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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