Temporal and spatial differences in the feeding ecology of the Spanish Imperial Eagle aquila adalberti during the non-breeding season: Effects of the Rabbit population crash

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-58

  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 Agricultura Alimentación y Medio Ambiente   (Spain)

^d NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alternative prey; Aquila adalberti; Feeding ecology; Non breeding season; Rabbit viral haemorrhagic disease; Spanish Imperial Eagle

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FEEDING ECOLOGY; LAGOMORPH; PREY AVAILABILITY; RAPTOR; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VIRAL DISEASE;

ALECTORIS RUFA; AQUILA ADALBERTI; AQUILA HELIACA ADALBERTI; COLUMBA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 69249106072     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/000164509X464885     Document Type: Article

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