The predatory behaviour of common kestrels facing various types of prey

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-110

  Csermely, Davide ^a   Bagni, Luca ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Behaviour plasticity; Captivity; Common kestrel; Falco tinnunculus; Predation; Reaction to prey

Indexed keywords

AVES; FALCO; FALCO TINNUNCULUS; INVERTEBRATA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037657924     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-002-0083-6     Document Type: Article

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