Trophic ecology of the Southern Grey Shrike (Lanius meridionalis) in insular environments: The influence of altitude and seasonality

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 557-568

  Padilla, D P ^a   Gonzalez Castro A ^a   Nieves, C ^a   Nogales, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PRODUCTOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Coastal xeric and high mountain shrubs; Lanius meridionalis koenigi; Prey selection; Seasonal climatic changes

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PASSERINE; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; MACARONESIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WESTERN EUROPE;

ARTHROPODA; LANIIDAE; LANIUS MERIDIONALIS; LANIUS MERIDIONALIS KOENIGI; SQUAMATA;

EID: 67649948673     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-009-0381-7     Document Type: Article

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