Diet composition and prey choice of the Southern grey shrike Lanius meridionalis L. in South-eastern Spain: The importance of vertebrates in the diet

Ardeola

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 237-249

  Hódar, José A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Food availability; Pellet analysis; Pitfall traps; Prey selection; Prey size

Indexed keywords

EID: 46449092058     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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