Influence of management practices on nest site habitat selection, breeding and diet of the common buzzard Buteo buteo in two different areas of Spain

Ardeola

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-98

  Zuberogoitia, Iñigo ^a,b   Martínez, José Enrique ^c   Martínez, José Antonio ^d   Zabala, Jabi ^b   Calvo, José Francisco ^c   Castillo, Iñaki ^e   Azkona, Ainara ^e   Iraeta, Agurtzane ^e   Hidalgo, Sonia ^e  

^a Estudios Medioambientales Icarus Sl Oficina Técnica   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^d Sociedad para el Estudio de Las Aves Rapaces ^*  (Spain)

^e Sociedad para el Estudio de las Aves Rapaces SEAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Buteo buteo; Common buzzard; Diet; Habitat selection; Timber management

Indexed keywords

BUTEO BUTEO;

EID: 53049084250     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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