The reintroduction of grey and red-legged partridges (Perdix perdix and Alectoris rufa) in central Italy: A metapopulation approach

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 215-237

  Meriggi, A ^a   della Stella, R Mazzoni ^b   Brangi, A ^c   Ferloni, M ^d   Masseroni, E ^a   Merli, E ^a   Pompilio, L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Servizio Forestazione e Difesa Fauna   (Italy)

^c Settore Faunistico Naturalistico ^*  (Italy)

^d Ufficio Faunistico   (Italy)

^e ARPA PIEMONTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alectoris rufa; Habitat suitability; Metapopulations; Modeling; Perdix perdix; PVA; Reintroduction success; Releases

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BIRD; BROOD SIZE; HABITAT TYPE; METAPOPULATION; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; REINTRODUCTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SIENA [TUSCANY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCANY;

ALECTORIS RUFA; AVES; PERDIX PERDIX;

EID: 34547812146     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000701246484     Document Type: Article

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