Prey density, prey detectability and food habits: The case of Bonelli's eagle and the conservation measures

Biological Conservation

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-25

  Ontiveros, Diego ^a   Pleguezuelos, Juan M ^a   Caro, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bonelli's eagle; Conservation measures; European wild rabbit; Prey detectability; Southern Spain

Indexed keywords

DIET; POPULATION DECLINE; PREY AVAILABILITY; RAPTOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; HIERAAETUS; HIERAAETUS FASCIATUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 11144304479     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.10.004     Document Type: Article

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