Nest-site characteristics affect daily nest-survival rates of Northern Aplomado Falcons (Falco femoralis septentrionalis)

Auk

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 105-112

  Brown, Jessi L ^a   Collopy, Michael W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aplomado Falcon; Falco femoralis; Nest survival; Program MARK; Raptor; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; NEST SITE; NESTING SUCCESS; RAPTOR; REINTRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SITE SELECTION; SURVIVAL;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

FALCO FEMORALIS; FALCO FEMORALIS SEPTENTRIONALIS; FALCONIDAE; PASSERIFORMES; RAPTORES;

EID: 67649831247     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2008.125.1.105     Document Type: Article

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