Understanding changes in bird populations – the role of bird marking

Ringing and Migration

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 189-198

  Baillie, Stephen R ^a   Schaub, Michael ^b,c  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCHWEIZERISCHE VOGELWARTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DISPERSAL; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIFE HISTORY; MARKING METHOD; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MIGRATION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEASONAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL;

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EID: 73349131476     PISSN: 03078698     EISSN: 21598355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2009.9674391     Document Type: Article

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