Geographical variation in macrohabitat use and preferences of the Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina

Ibis

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 661-671

  Väli, Ülo ^a   Treinys, Rimgaudas ^b   Lõhmus, Asko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Lietuvos Gamtos Fondas   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; RAPTOR;

BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; LITHUANIA; NORTHERN EUROPE;

AQUILA; AQUILA POMARINA; CICONIIFORMES; RAPTORES;

EID: 4644250262     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2004.00300.x     Document Type: Article

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