Biases in diet sampling methods in the Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti

Ornis Fennica

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 82-89

  Sánchez, Roberto ^a   Margalida, Antoni ^b   González, Luis Mariano ^c   Oria, Javier ^d  

^a TRAGSA   (Spain)

^b Bearded Vulture Study and Protection Group   (Spain)

^c Ministerio de Medio Ambiente   (Spain)

^d NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; ESTIMATION METHOD; FECAL PELLET; PREY PREFERENCE; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE; RAPTOR; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AQUILA ADALBERTI; AQUILA HELIACA ADALBERTI; AVES; MAMMALIA; RAPTORES;

EID: 57049155985     PISSN: 00305685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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