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First cases of polygyny for the Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus in the central Pyrenees

Gonzalo ChélizJuan Antonio GilIñigo ZuberogoitiaPascual López-lópez

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0106 biological sciencesbiologySaturation (genetic)Zoology010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciences010605 ornithologyGeographyHabitatbiology.animalPolygynyEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsNature and Landscape ConservationVulture

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ABSTRACTWe report the first cases of polygyny for the Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus in the central Pyrenees, Spain. Although polyandry is frequent in the study area (31.8% of all reproductive units in 2016), we only observed the occurrence of three cases of polygyny over the period 1994–2017. Polygyny in Bearded Vultures is possibly a consequence of habitat saturation.

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2017-10-02Bird Study
https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2017.1393043