Phenological shifts assist colonisation of a novel environment in a range-expanding raptor

Oikos

Volumn 123, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1457-1468

  Martin, Rowan O ^a   Sebele, Lovelater ^a   Koeslag, Ann ^a   Curtis, Odette ^a,b   Abadi, Fitsum ^a,c   Amar, Arjun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Overberg Lowlands Conservation Trust   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

RAPTORES;

EID: 84901731502     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/oik.01058     Document Type: Article

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