Simultaneous effect of habitat and age on reproductive success of imperial eagles (Aquila heliaca) in Hungary

Ornis Hungarica

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 57-68

  Horváth, Márton ^a   Szitta, Tamás ^a   Bagyura, János ^a   Fatér, Imre ^a   Firmánszky, Gábor ^a   Moskát, Csaba ^b,c  

^a Hungarian Bird Ringing Centre   (Hungary)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Breeding success; Population dynamics; Raptor; Territory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958235821     PISSN: 12151610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/orhu-2014-0011     Document Type: Article

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