Stopover Ecology of the European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur), a Threatened Migratory Bird Species, after the Crossing of an Extended Ecological Barrier
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Bird Captures and Handling
2.3. Statistical Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Predictor | β | SE β | z Value | df | p | eβ (Odds Ratio) |
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Constant | 9.48 | 3.18 | 2.98 | 40 | 0.003 | NA |
Mass | −0.07 | 0.02 | −2.75 | 40 | 0.006 | 0.93 |
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Barboutis, C.; Bounas, A.; Navarrete, E.; Fransson, T. Stopover Ecology of the European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur), a Threatened Migratory Bird Species, after the Crossing of an Extended Ecological Barrier. Birds 2023, 4, 202-212. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds4020017
Barboutis C, Bounas A, Navarrete E, Fransson T. Stopover Ecology of the European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur), a Threatened Migratory Bird Species, after the Crossing of an Extended Ecological Barrier. Birds. 2023; 4(2):202-212. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds4020017
Chicago/Turabian StyleBarboutis, Christos, Anastasios Bounas, Elisabeth Navarrete, and Thord Fransson. 2023. "Stopover Ecology of the European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur), a Threatened Migratory Bird Species, after the Crossing of an Extended Ecological Barrier" Birds 4, no. 2: 202-212. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds4020017