Survival rates of hirundines in relation to British and African rainfall

Ringing and Migration

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-6

  Robinson, Robert A ^a   Balmer, Dawn E ^a   Marchant, John H ^a  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; OVERWINTERING; RAINFALL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; DELICHON; DELICHON URBICA; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA; RIPARIA RIPARIA;

EID: 54149113379     PISSN: 03078698     EISSN: 21598355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2008.9674375     Document Type: Article

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