Breeding performance of Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus in urban and rural environments of Taiwan

Bird Study

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 177-184

  Lin, Wen Loung ^a,b   Lin, Si Min ^a   Lin, Jhan Wei ^a   Wang, Ying ^a   Tseng, Hui Yun ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Taichung Wildlife Conservation Group   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^d TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROOD DESERTION; CLUTCH SIZE; COLONIZATION; FLEDGING; FOOD SUPPLY; NESTING SUCCESS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDATION RISK; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RURAL AREA; SEX RATIO; URBAN AREA;

TAICHUNG; TAIWAN;

ACCIPITER TRIVIRGATUS;

EID: 84929263243     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2015.1005570     Document Type: Article

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