Supplemental feeding regimes for Egyptian vultures in the Negev Desert, Israel

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 107-115

  Meretsky, Vicky J ^a,b   Mannan, R William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Egyptian vultures; Griffon vultures; Gyps fulvus; Israel; Negev Desert; Neophron percnopterus; Scavengers; Supplemental feeding; Vulture restaurants

Indexed keywords

FEEDING REGIME; FOOD SUPPLY; SCAVENGER; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ISRAEL; NEGEV DESERT;

GYPS FULVUS; NEOPHRON PERCNOPTERUS;

EID: 0344699406     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802491     Document Type: Article

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