A population estimate for golden eagles in the western United States

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 395-402

  Good, Rhett E ^a   Nielson, Ryan M ^a   Sawyer, Hall ^a   Mcdonald, Lyman L ^a  

^a WESTERN ECOSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquila chrysaetos; Distance sampling; Double observer; Golden eagle; Population size; Trend detection

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; HOME RANGE; MIGRATION; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION MODELING; RAPTOR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AQUILA; AQUILA CHRYSAETOS; AVES; RAPTORES;

EID: 53949115492     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2005-593     Document Type: Article

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