Comparison of three common methods for studying the diet of nestlings in two Accipiter species

Zoological Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 234-243

  Huang, Kuang Ying ^a   Lin, Yao Sung ^a   Severinghaus, Lucia Liu ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Accipiter; Diet analysis; Pellet analysis; Prey delivery; Prey remains

Indexed keywords

ACCIPITER; ACCIPITER TRIVIRGATUS; ACCIPITER VIRGATUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 33747760134     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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