A case of infanticide in the Barn Owl Tyto alba;Ein fall von infanticide bei der Schleiereule Tyto alba

Ornithologische Beobachter

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-146

  Birrer, Simon ^a   Hüler, Martin ^b  

^a SCHWEIZERISCHE VOGELWARTE   (Switzerland)

^b Tannhof   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Infanticide; Switzerland; Tyto alba

Indexed keywords

INFANTICIDE; INFRARED IMAGERY; RAPTOR;

SWITZERLAND;

GALLUS GALLUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES; TYTO ALBA;

EID: 0038037248     PISSN: 00305707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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