The diet of breeding Osprey Pandion haliaetus on Corsica: Exploitation of a coastal marine environment

Bird Study

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-133

  Francour, P ^a   Thibault, J C ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b Parc Naturel Reg de Corse   (France)

Author keywords

Anilocra; Belone; Chilon; Corallina; Dicentrarchus; Diplodus; Labrus; Liza; Mugil; Oblada; Pandion; Sarpa; Seriola

Indexed keywords

BREEDING BIRDS; DIET; FISH SPECIES; OSPREY; PREY PREFERENCES;

FRANCE, CORSICA;

MUGILIDAE; PANDION HALIAETUS; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA; PANDION;

EID: 0030304859     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659609461004     Document Type: Article

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