Population features of Kestrels Falco tinnunculus in urban, suburban and rural areas in Central Italy

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-58

  Salvati, Luca ^a   Manganaro, Alberto ^a   Fattorini, Simone ^b   Piattella, Emanuele ^b  

^a University of Rome La Sapienza ^*  (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breeding performance; Diet; Falco tinnunculus; Kestrel; Mediterranean area; Population density; Urban habitat

Indexed keywords

MODEL TEST; POPULATION DENSITY; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; URBAN AREA;

ITALY;

FALCO TINNUNCULUS;

EID: 0033504758     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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