Diets of breeding Peregrine and Lanner Falcons in South Africa

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 190-206

  Jenkins, Andrew R ^a   Avery, Graham M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Competition; Diet; Falco biarmicus; Falco peregrinus; Lanner Falcon; Niche dimensions; Peregrine Falcon

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; DIET; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NICHE PARTITIONING; RAPTOR;

SOUTH AFRICA;

APUS; COLIUS; FALCO BIARMICUS; FALCO PEREGRINUS; GALLUS GALLUS; PTEROCLES; STREPTOPELIA; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0033369096     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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