Winter diet and time-activity budgets of the Red-backed Hawk (Buteo polyosoma) in the coastal grasslands of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-70

  Baladrón, Alejandro V ^a   Bó, María S ^a   Malizia, Ana I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Buteo polyosoma; Coastal grasslands; Red backed Hawk; Time activity budgets; Winter diet

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PREDATOR; RAPTOR;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

ACCIPITRINAE; AKODON AZARAE; AVES; BUTEO POLYOSOMA; CALOMYS; CARACARA; CTENOMYIDAE; CTENOMYS TALARUM; MAMMALIA; MILVAGO CHIMANGO; MURIDAE; OCTODONTIDAE; OLIGORYZOMYS FLAVESCENS; ORYZOMYS;

EID: 33745039267     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3356/0892-1016(2006)40[65:WDATBO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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