Patterns of postnatal growth in a small falcon, the lesser kestrel Falco naumanni (Fleischer, 1818) (Aves: Falconidae)

Patterns of postnatal growth in a small falcon, the lesser kestrel Falco naumanni (Fleischer, 1818) (Aves: Falconidae)

Following a dramatic decline, the lesser kestrel Falco naumanni global population has recently stabilised, although it is still fluctuating in several countries, including Greece. Nestling growth rates and size at fledging greatly influence future survival and reproductive success, and therefore the...

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Main Authors: S. Braziotis, V. Liordos, D. E. Bakaloudis, V. Goutner, M. A. Papakosta, C. G. Vlachos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:The European Zoological Journal
Subjects:
Body mass
logistic growth parameters
nonlinear mixed models
sexual size dimorphism
structural measures
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2017.1329359

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