Estimating the size of the Andean Condor population in the Apolobamba Mountains of Bolivia

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 170-175

  Ríos Uzeda, Boris ^a,c   Wallace, Robert B ^a,b  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Bolivia)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abundance; Age class proportion; Minimum population estimate; Sex ratio; Vultur gryphus

Indexed keywords

GYMNOGYPS; VULTUR GRYPHUS;

EID: 34249079707     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2007.00100.x     Document Type: Article

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