Spatial structure in the diet of imperial eagles Aquila heliaca in Kazakhstan

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 594-600

  Katzner, Todd E ^a,d   Bragin, Evgeny A ^b   Knick, Steven T ^c   Smith, Andrew T ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Naurzum National Nature Reserve   (Kazakhstan)

^c FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d National Aviary   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DIET; FOOD AVAILABILITY; PREY AVAILABILITY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; KAZAKHSTAN; WEST ASIA;

ACCIPITRIDAE; AQUILA HELIACA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33750571154     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0908-8857.03617.x     Document Type: Article

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