Crested caracara food habits in the cape region of Baja California, Mexico

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 228-233

  Rodríguez Estrella, Ricardo ^a   Riverå Rodríguez, Laura B ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Baja California; Caracara plancus; Crested caracara; Food; Mexico

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001160165     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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