Movements of juvenile common ravens in an arid landscape

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-81

  Webb, William C ^a,c   Boarman, William I ^b,d   Rotenberry, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Common raven; Corvus corax; Desert tortoise; Gopherus agassizii; Juvenile dispersal; Juvenile movements; Mojave desert; Radiotelemetry; Resource use; Sociality

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CONSPECIFIC; FLEDGING; LANDSCAPE; MOVEMENT; PASSERINE; RESOURCE USE;

MOJAVE DESERT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CORVUS CORAX; GOPHERUS AGASSIZII;

EID: 58449087286     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-549     Document Type: Article

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