Adaptive details in the comparison of predatory behaviourw of four owl species

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 239-243

  Csermely, Davide ^a   Casagrande, Stefania ^a   Sponza, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Asio otus; Athene noctua; Feeding; Owls; Predatory behaviour; Strix aluco; Tyto alba

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREY CAPTURE; RAPTOR;

ASIO OTUS; ATHENE NOCTUA; STRIX ALUCO; TYTO ALBA;

EID: 0036754736     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000209356466     Document Type: Article

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