Spatial ecology of winting accipiter hawks: Home range, habitat use, and the influence of bird feeders

Condor

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 260-268

  Roth II, Timothy C ^a,b   Vetter, William E ^a   Lima, Steven L ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird feeders; Cooper's Hawks; Home range; Predator prey interactions; Radio tracking, raptors; Sharp shinned Hawks

Indexed keywords

ACCIPITER; ACCIPITER COOPERII; ACCIPITER STRIATUS; ACCIPITRINAE; AVES; RAPTORES;

EID: 67649814196     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2008.8489     Document Type: Article

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