Diet and feeding habits of nesting and non-nesting ravens (corvus corax) on a mediterranean island (vulcano, eolian archipelago)

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-131

  Sara M ^a   Busalacchi, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diet analysis; Food preference; Mediterranean island; Ravens

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD PREFERENCE; NESTING; PASSERINE;

ITALY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CORVUS CORAX; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PASSERIFORMES; RATTUS RATTUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042698386     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2003.9522677     Document Type: Article

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