Linking resource use with demography in a synanthropic population of common ravens

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2264-2273

  Webb, William C ^a   Marzluff, John M ^a   Hepinstall Cymerman, Jeff ^b  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Common raven; Demography; Habitat use; Reproduction; Resource use; Survival

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIODIVERSITY; BREEDING POPULATION; CLEARCUTTING; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT RESTORATION; HOME RANGE; LAND USE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PATCH USE; POPULATION ECOLOGY; PREDATION; RESOURCE USE; ROAD; SONGBIRD; SURVIVAL;

NORTH AMERICA;

CORVUS CORAX;

EID: 79960899798     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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