Assessing the diet of birds of prey: A comparison of prey items found in nests and images

Ornis Fennica

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-31

  Tornberg, Risto ^a   Reif, Vitali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE; RAPTOR;

ACCIPITER GENTILIS; AVES; BUTEO BUTEO; RAPTORES;

EID: 34247619826     PISSN: 00305685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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