Density, nest sites, diet, and productivity of Common Buzzards (Buteo buteo) in the Italian pre-Alps

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 24-32

  Sergio, Fabrizio ^a,c   Boto, Alberto ^b   Scandolara, Chiara ^b   Bogliani, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Dipartimento di Biologia Animale   (Italy)

^c MUSEO TRIDENTINO DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breeding success; Buteo buteo; Common Buzzard; Density; Diet; Forestry; Italy; Pre Alps

Indexed keywords

DIET; NEST SITE; POPULATION DENSITY; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ALPS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PREALPS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

BUTEO BUTEO; MILVUS MIGRANS;

EID: 0038647160     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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