Prey selection by sparrowhawks Accipiter nisus and characteristics of vulnerable prey

Ornis Fennica

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 77-87

  Rytkönen, Seppo ^a   Kuokkanen, Panu ^b   Hukkanen, Markku ^c   Huhtala, Kauko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b Hintantie 84 ^*

^c Hintantie 84   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTIMAL FORAGING; PLUMAGE BRIGHTNESS; PREDATION VULNERABILITY; PREY SELECTION; SPARROWHAWK;

FINLAND, OULANKA NATIONAL PARK;

ACCIPITER NISUS; AVES; FALCONIFORMES; PICEA;

EID: 0031764575     PISSN: 00305685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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