Seasonal changes in diet and diet selection of great bustards (Otis t. tarda) in north-west Spain

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 247, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 201-214

  Lane, S J ^a   Alonso, Juan Carlos ^a   Alonso, J A ^b   Naveso, M A ^b,c  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Soc Española de Ornitologia ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Diet; Great bustard; Management implications; Spain

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DIET; FECAL PELLET; SEASONALITY;

SPAIN;

COLEOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ORTHOPTERA; OTIS TARDA;

EID: 0032991603     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999002083     Document Type: Article

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