Prey size and ingestion rate in raptors: Importance for sex roles and reversed sexual size dimorphism

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 650-661

  Slagsvold, Tore ^a   A Sonerud, Geir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; DIET; INGESTION RATE; PREY SIZE; RAPTOR; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SURVIVAL;

AVES; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; RAPTORES;

EID: 36249023678     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2007.0908-8857.04022.x     Document Type: Article

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