GPS tracking of European rollers Coracias garrulus breeding in Central Italy

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Introduction
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GPS tracking of European rollers
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Area KDE 95%
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Area KDE 50%
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Max. distance
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1201 419 91.9 9.5 3614
1202* 100 118.9 21.5 3601
1203 (2018)* 3317 153.4 17.1 4956
1203 (2019) 3369 91.5 9.5 3919
1205 309 62.7 3.9 5180
1208 1423 152.7 6.9 3204
1210 593 122.9 7.2 3188
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