Diet of common nighthawks (Chordeiles minor: Caprimulgidae) reveal to prey abundance

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 20-28

  Todd, L Danielle ^a   Poulin, Ray G ^a   Brigham, R Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMON NIGHTHAWK; DIET; PREY ABUNDANCE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; OKANAGAN VALLEY;

CHORDEILES MINOR; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0031905128     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(1998)139[0020:docncm]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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