Siblicide, splayed-toes-flight display, and grappling in the Saker Falcon

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 164-167

  Ellis, David H ^a   Whitlock, Peter L ^b   Tsengeg, P ^c   Nelson, R Wayne ^b  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Mongolian State University ^*  (Canada)

^c Mongolian National University Nuclear Research Center   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Falco cherrug; Grappling; Saker Falcon; Siblicide; Social display

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347665923     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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