Human-related threats to Urban raptors

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 210-226

  Hager, Stephen B ^a  

^a AUGUSTANA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Collisions; Mortality; Owls; Raptors; Survivorship; Urban

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; COLLISION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAPTOR; ROADKILL; SURVIVORSHIP;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

ACCIPITER STRIATUS; ACCIPITRINAE; AVES; FALCO COLUMBARIUS; FALCO PEREGRINUS; FALCONIFORMES; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 77749271255     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3356/JRR-08-63.1     Document Type: Article

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