Spatial heterogeneity and structure of bird populations: A case example with the eagle owl

Population Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-192

  Penteriani, Vincenzo ^a   Delgado, María Del Mar ^a   Gallardo, Max ^b   Ferrer, Miguel ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b Apt ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Bird populations; Breeding performance; Coefficient of variation; Eagle owl (Bubo bubo); Spatial heterogeneity; Territory quality

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; BUBO; BUBO BUBO; CICONIIFORMES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 4644278462     PISSN: 14383896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10144-004-0178-8     Document Type: Article

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