The diet and conservation of monogamous and polyandrous pale chanting goshawks in the Little Karoo, South Africa

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-8

  Malan, G ^a   Crowe, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diet; Melierax canorus; Otomys unisulcatus; Parotomys brantsii; Polyandry; Struthio camelus

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DIET; HABITAT QUALITY; PALE CHANTING GOSHAWK; POLYANDRY;

SOUTH AFRICA, CAPE PROVINCE, CALITZDORP;

MELIERAX CANORUS; OTOMYS UNISULCATUS; PAROTOMYS BRANTSII; RHABDOMYS PUMILIO; STRUTHIO CAMELUS;

EID: 0030440216     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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