Barred Forest Falcon (Micrastur ruficollis) predation on relatively large prey

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 228-230

  Röhe, Fábio ^a,c,d   Antunes, André Pinassi ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^d Departamento de Biologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PREDATION; PREY AVAILABILITY; RAPTOR; TOAD; TRADE-OFF;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANURA; COLUMBA; COLUMBA PLUMBEA; CRYPTURELLUS OBSOLETUS; FALCONIDAE; MICRASTUR RUFICOLLIS; PATAGIOENAS;

EID: 41349120077     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/05-141.1     Document Type: Article

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