Species composition and age structure of remains of hyraxes (Hyracoidea: Procaviidae) at nests of black eagles

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 702-707

  Barry, Ronald E ^a   Barry, Lisa M ^b  

^a FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

black eagle; Heterohyrax; hyraxes; optimal foraging; predation; Procavia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029928354     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382674     Document Type: Article

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