Owls and rabbits: Predation against substandard individuals of an easy prey

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-221

  Penteriani, Vincenzo ^a   Del Mar Delgado, Maria ^a   Bartolommei, Paola ^b   Maggio, Carlotta ^c   Alonso Alvarez, Carlos ^d   Holloway, Graham J ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; LAGOMORPH; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY CAPTURE; PREY PREFERENCE; RAPTOR; TRACKING;

BUBO BUBO; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 40349113596     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2008.04280.x     Document Type: Article

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