Nestling provisioning rates of Peregrine Falcons in Interior Alaska

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-18

  Palmer, Angela G ^a,b   Nordmeyer, Dana L ^a,c   Roby, Daniel D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ABR Inc   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Falco peregrinus; Foraging theory; Interior Alaska; Nestling diet; Nestling provisioning rates; Peregrine Falcon

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; BROOD SIZE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NESTING; NESTLING; PASSERINE; PREY AVAILABILITY; RAPTOR;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; TANANA RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ANAS; AVES; FALCO PEREGRINUS; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; PODICIPEDIDAE;

EID: 33748505235     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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