Distribution of foraging rooks, Corvus frugilegus, and rookeries in a landscape in eastern England dominated by winter cereals

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-188

  Mason, Christopher F ^a   Macdonald, Sheila M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corvus frugilegus; Feeding preferences; Grassland; Rook

Indexed keywords

FOOD PREFERENCE; GRASSLAND; NEST SITE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CORVUS; CORVUS FRUGILEGUS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 3843108858     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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