Evidence of prey depletion around lesser kestrel Falco naumanni colonies and its short term negative consequences

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-197

  Bonal, Raul ^a,b   Aparicio, José M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIAL BREEDING; COLONIAL ORGANISM; COMPENSATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GRASSHOPPER; HUNTING; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; NESTLING; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE DEPLETION;

AVES; FALCO NAUMANNI; RAPTORES;

EID: 40349093465     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2008.0908-8857.04125.x     Document Type: Article

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