Seasonal changes in Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus predation: Prey vulnerability in relation to visibility in hunting habitats and prey behaviour

Ardea

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-86

  Post, Peter ^a   Götmark, Frank ^b  

^a Göteborg University ^*  (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accipiter nisus; Passerines; Predation risk; Season; Sparrowhawk; Vegetation; Visibility

Indexed keywords

BIRD; HUNTING; NESTING; PREDATION RISK; PREY CAPTURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; VISIBILITY;

EID: 33745521264     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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