American kestrel reproduction: Evidence for the selection hypothesis and the role of dispersal

Ibis

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 493-501

  Steenhof, Karen ^a,b   Heath, Julie A ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Owyhee Desert Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Experience; Falco sparverius; Life history; Population dynamics; Raptor; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

AGE; DISPERSAL; MORTALITY; NESTING; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY;

AVES; FALCO SPARVERIUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 67849090275     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.00930.x     Document Type: Article

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