Age and sex differences in the size of prey of the Sharp-shinned Hawk;Diferencias en el tamaō de la presa asociados la edad y el sexo de individous de Accipiter striatus

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 399-408

  Mueller, Helmut C ^a   Mueller, Nancy S ^b   Berger, Daniel D ^b   Allez, George ^b   Robichaud, William G ^b   Kaspar, John L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Cedar Grove Ornithological Station   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIPITER STRIATUS; ACCIPITRINAE; COLUMBIFORMES; PASSER DOMESTICUS; PASSERIDAE; STREPTOPELIA RISORIA; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0034347832     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-71.3.399     Document Type: Article

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