A comparison of digestive efficiency in birds of prey

Ibis

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 363-371

  BARTON, NIGEL W H ^a   HOUSTON, DAVID C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUZZARD; COMMON BUZZARD; DIET; DIGESTIVE EFFICIENCY; FALCONIFORMES; NUTRITION; STRIGIFORMES;

BUTEO BUTEO; FALCO PEREGRINUS;

EID: 0027878759     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1993.tb02107.x     Document Type: Article

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