Modelling the energy budget of a colonial bird of prey, the Ruppell's griffon vulture, and consequences for its breeding ecology

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 260-266

  Ruxton, G D ^a   Houston, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colony; Energetics; Ruppell's griffon vulture; Scavengers

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; COLONY; ENERGY BUDGET; RAPTOR;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; LETHRINIDAE; RAPTORES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036734216     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.2002.00368.x     Document Type: Article

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