Intraguild predation in raptor assemblages: A review

Ibis

Volumn 150, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages 132-145

  Sergio, Fabrizio ^a   Hiraldo, Fernando ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Birds of prey; Competition; Interaction; Owl; Trait mediated effects

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL;

AVES; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 50049116426     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00786.x     Document Type: Review

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