Space use of adult Spanish Imperial Eagles Aquila adalberti

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-26

  Fernández, Maria ^a   Oria, Javier ^a   Sánchez, Roberto ^b   Gonzalez, Luis Mariano ^c   Margalida, Antoni ^d  

^a Boscaje SL ^*  (Spain)

^b TRAGSA   (Spain)

^c Ministerio de Agricultura Alimentación y Medio Ambiente   (Spain)

^d Bearded Vulture Study and Protection Group   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aquila adalberti; Home range; Spanish Imperial Eagle; Spatial use; Territorial behaviour

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BREEDING SEASON; FEEDING GROUND; LAGOMORPH; NEST SITE; PREY AVAILABILITY; RANGE SIZE; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPACE USE;

ACCIPITRIDAE; AQUILA ADALBERTI; AQUILA HELIACA ADALBERTI; AVES; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 69249100564     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/000164509X464849     Document Type: Article

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