Noxious menu: Chemically protected insects in the diet of Caracara cheriway (Northern Crested Caracara)

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-14

  Morrison, Joan L ^a   Abrams, Jeffrey ^a,b   Deyrup, Mark ^c   Eisner, Thomas ^d   McMillian, Michael ^e,f  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Archbold Biological Station ^*  (United States)

^c ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United States)

^d MacArthur Agro Ecology Research Center ^*  (United States)

^e MacArthur Agro Ecology Research Center   (United States)

^f FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; CARACARA CHERIWAY; HEXAPODA; POLYBORUS PLANCUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 34247620275     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1528-7092(2007)6[1:NMCPII]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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