Age identification of Eurasian Griffon Vultures Gyps fulvus in the field

Ringing and Migration

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-30

  Duriez, Olivier ^a,b   Eliotout, Bertrand ^c   Sarrazin, François ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c LPO   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; FEATHER; JUVENILE; RAPTOR; WING MORPHOLOGY;

FRANCE;

GYPS FULVUS;

EID: 84861113124     PISSN: 03078698     EISSN: 21598355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2011.585912     Document Type: Article

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