The effects of habitat quality and female size on the productivity of the lesser spotted eagle Aquila pomarina in the light of the alternative prey hypothesis

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 455-464

  Lõhmus, Asko ^a   Väli, Ülo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; HABITAT QUALITY; PREY SELECTION; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTION;

AQUILA; AQUILA POMARINA; BUTEO; BUTEO BUTEO; CICONIIFORMES; MURIDAE; RAPTORES;

EID: 4644231968     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2004.03228.x     Document Type: Article

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