Evaluation of radiotagging techniques and their application to survival analysis of Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa chicks

Ibis

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 508-519

  Mateo Moriones, Ainhoa ^a   Villafuerte, Rafael ^a   Ferreras, Pablo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chick survival; Cyanoacrylate; Gamebird management; Predation; Radiotracking; Retention time; Spain; Tag attachment

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTIMATION METHOD; GAMEBIRD; LIFE HISTORY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

SPAIN;

ALECTORIS RUFA; HARNESS; IBIS;

EID: 84868612133     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2012.01235.x     Document Type: Article

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