Solitary and social hunting in pale chanting goshawk (Melierax canorus) families: Why use both strategies?

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 195-201

  Malan, Gerard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Foraging behavior; Hunting; Melierax canorus; Prey size; Raptor

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HUNTING; PREY SIZE; RAPTOR;

MELIERAX CANORUS;

EID: 0032467199     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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