A comparison of 3 methods for assessing raptor diet during the breeding season

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 373-385

  Lewis, Stephen B ^a,b,d   Fuller, Mark R ^c,e,f,g,h,i   Titus, Kimberly ^b,j,k,l,m  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c Boise State University Raptor Research Center   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center   (United States)

^f Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^g CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

ⁱ Wildlife Society   (United States)

^j Alaska Department of Fish and Game   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^l FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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Author keywords

Accipiter gentilis; Diet; Food habits; Methods; Northern goshawk; Pellets; Prey remains; Raptors; Remote videography

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; DIET; METHODOLOGY; RAPTOR; VIDEOGRAPHY;

ACCIPITER; ACCIPITER GENTILIS; AVES; MAMMALIA; RAPTORES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3242715132     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2004)32[373:ACOMFA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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