Demographic parameters of reintroduced grey partridges in central Italy and the effect of weather

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 369-375

  Vidus Rosin, A ^a   Meriggi, A ^a   Pella, F ^a   Zaccaroni, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Annual changes; Perdix perdix; Reintroduction success; Weather

Indexed keywords

AVES; PERDIX PERDIX;

EID: 77952553384     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0329-5     Document Type: Article

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