Insects in the diet of urban kestrels from central Europe: An alternative prey or constant component of the diet?

Ornis Fennica

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-32

  Riegert, Jan ^a   Fuchs, Roman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; INSECTIVORY; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SELECTION; RAPTOR;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CESKE BUDEJOVICE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FALCO; FALCO TINNUNCULUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MURIDAE; ORTHOPTERA; RAPTORES; TETTIGONIIDAE;

EID: 2442530563     PISSN: 00305685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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