Diet shifts of the tawny owl strix aluco in central and northern Italy

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-79

  Capizzi, Dario ^a  

^a Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bird behaviour; Predation; Trophic ecology Predator prey relationships

Indexed keywords

DIETARY SHIFT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION; RAPTOR;

ITALY;

STRIX ALUCO;

EID: 0034044232     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000009356298     Document Type: Article

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