Does sex matter in reintroduction of griffon vultures Gyps fulvus?

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Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 503-508

  Bose M ^a   Le Gouar, P ^a   Arthur, C ^b   Lambourdiere J ^c   Choisy, J P ^d   Henriquet, S ^d   Lecuyer, P ^d   Richard, M ^a   Tessier, C ^e   Sarrazin, F ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Parc National des Pyrenees   (France)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^d Antenne Verdon ^*  (France)

^e Association Vautours en Baronnies   (France)

Author keywords

Founding stock; France; Griffon vulture; Gyps fulvus; Molecular sexing; Mortality; Reintroduction; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PHILOPATRY; RAPTOR; REINTRODUCTION; SEX RATIO;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

GYPS FULVUS;

EID: 36749083400     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605307000312     Document Type: Article

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