Predation hazard during migratory stopover: Are light or heavy birds under risk?

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 24-29

  Dierschke, Volker ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY SIZE; MIGRATION; PREDATION; PREY SIZE;

GERMANY;

ACCIPITER NISUS; AVES; CATUS; FELIS CATUS; PASSERIFORMES; RAPTORES;

EID: 0038019664     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2003.03049.x     Document Type: Article

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