Use of communal roosts by Andean Condors in northwest Patagonia, Argentina

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 138-146

  Lambertucci, Sergio A ^a   Luis Jacome N ^b   Trejo, Ana ^a  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

^b Zoológico de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Abundance; Age class proportion; Population size; Roost; Seasonal use; Trends; Vultur gryphus

Indexed keywords

GYMNOGYPS; VULTUR GRYPHUS;

EID: 44649157785     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2008.00155.x     Document Type: Article

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