A non-invasive genetic evaluation of population size, natal philopatry, and roosting behavior of non-breeding eastern imperial eagles (Aquila heliaca) in central Asia

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 667-676

  Rudnick, Jamie A ^a,b   Katzner, Todd E ^c   Bragin, Evgeny A ^d   Dewoody, J Andrew ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROOKFIELD ZOO   (United States)

^c National Aviary   (United States)

^d Naurzum National Nature Reserve   (Kazakhstan)

Author keywords

Feather; Floater; Juvenile; Mark recapture; Non invasive sampling

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MOVEMENT; PHILOPATRY; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE; RAPTOR; ROOSTING; TERRITORIALITY;

ASIA; EURASIA;

ACCIPITRIDAE; AQUILA HELIACA; AVES; RAPTORES;

EID: 42549122080     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9397-9     Document Type: Article

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