Fat stores of migrant sharp-shinned and cooper's Hawks in New Mexico

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-168

  Delong, John P ^a,b   Hoffman, Stephen W ^a  

^a HAWKWATCH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accipiter cooperii; Accipiter striatus; Avian energetics; Cooper's Hawk; Fat scores; Fat stores; Migration; Sharpshinned Hawk

Indexed keywords

FAT RESERVE; RAPTOR;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACCIPITER; ACCIPITER COOPERII; ACCIPITER STRIATUS; ACCIPITRINAE; AVES; GALLIFORMES; RAPTORES;

EID: 3543094003     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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