Behavioral responses of avian scavengers in different habitats

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 103-112

  Roen, Keely Tolley ^a   Yahner, Richard H ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; CATHARTES; CATHARTES AURA; CORAGYPS; CORAGYPS ATRATUS; CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS; CYANOCITTA; CYANOCITTA CRISTATA; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 25144493212     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2005)012[0103:BROASI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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