Predation on Mexican free-tailed bats by Peregrine Falcons and Red-tailed Hawks

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 115-123

  Lee, Ya Fu ^a,c   Kuo, Yen Min ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Taiwan Forestry Research Institute ^*  (United States)

^c TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Buteo jamaicensis; Falco peregrinus; Mexican free tailed bat; Peregrine Falcon; Predation; Red tailed Hawk; Tadarida brasiliensis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007022295     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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