Importance of the premigratory areas for the conservation of lesser kestrel: Space use and habitat selection during the post-fledging period

Animal Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 224-233

  De Frutos, Ángel ^a   Olea, P P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b SEK University   (Spain)

Author keywords

Falco naumanni; Habitat use; Irrigation; Post fledging period; Radio tracking; Roosts

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; RAPTOR; ROOST SITE; ROOSTING; SPACE USE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AVES; FALCO NAUMANNI;

EID: 44649087139     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2008.00173.x     Document Type: Article

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