Long-term monitoring of a peregrine falcon population: Size, breeding performance and nest-site characteristics

Ardeola

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-96

  Verdejo, José ^a   López López, Pascual ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation; Falco peregrinus; Population ecology; Raptors; Reproductive parameters; Spain

Indexed keywords

ACCIPITRIDAE; AVES; CORVIDA; CORVUS CORAX; FALCO PEREGRINUS; FALCO TINNUNCULUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 54949113730     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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