Singing for your supper: Acoustical luring of avian prey by Northern Shrikes

Condor

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 203-206

  Atkinson, Eric C ^a,b  

^a Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association   (United States)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

acoustical luring; avian prey; foraging; Lanius excubitor; Northern Shrike; singing

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; LANIIDAE; LANIUS EXCUBITOR; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; TURDUS MIGRATORIUS;

EID: 0031002679     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1370239     Document Type: Article

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