How fledglings explore surroundings from fledging to dispersal. A case study with Eagle Owls Bubo bubo

Ardea

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-15

  Del Mar Delgado, María ^a   Penteriani, Vincenzo ^a   Nams, Vilis O ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bubo bubo; Fractal analysis; Path search strategies; Perceptual range; Post fledging dependence period

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DISPERSAL; FLEDGING; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HOME RANGE; LIFE HISTORY; MORPHOLOGY; MOVEMENT; RAPTOR;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BUBO BUBO; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 66149167216     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5253/078.097.0102     Document Type: Article

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