Food consumption and roosting behaviour of Great Grey Shrikes Lanius excubitor wintering in south-western Finland

Ornis Fennica

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 57-65

  Karlsson, Stefan ^a  

^a NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; PREY CAPTURE; ROOST SITE; ROOSTING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS; LANIIDAE; LANIUS; LANIUS EXCUBITOR; MICROMYS MINUTUS; MICROTUS; MURIDAE; MUS; REITHRODONTOMYS; SALIX; SALIX SP.;

EID: 34547747244     PISSN: 00305685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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