The decline of Common Kestrels Falco tinnunculus in a forested area of northern England: The role of predation by Northern Goshawks Accipiter gentilis

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Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 472-483

  Petty, S J ^a   Anderson, D I K ^a   Davison, M ^b   Little, B ^b   Sherratt, T N ^c   Thomas, C J ^c   Lambin, X ^d  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Science Laboratories ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; POPULATION DECLINE; RAPTOR;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIPITER GENTILIS; ASIO FLAMMEUS; ASIO OTUS; FALCO TINNUNCULUS; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MURIDAE; OTUS; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX ALUCO;

EID: 0041766270     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1474-919X.2003.00191.x     Document Type: Article

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