Prey availability influences habitat tolerance: an explanation for the rarity of peregrine falcons in the tropics

The density and productivity of peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus populations correlate positively with distance from the Equator, while habitat specificity increases with proximity to the Equator. Low peregrine densities in the tropics may be a result of competition with similar congeners (e.g. the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ecography (Copenhagen) 2001-06, Vol.24 (3), p.359-367
Hauptverfasser:	Jenkins, Andrew R., Philip A. R. Hockey
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Aves Biological and medical sciences Bird nesting Birds of prey Breeding Cliffs Congeners Demecology Ecological competition Falco peregrinus Falcons Foraging Forum Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Nesting sites Productivity Vertebrata
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