Spatio-temporal segregation of facultative avian scavengers at ungulate carcasses

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 645-650

  Blázquez, Miguel ^a   Sánchez Zapata, José A ^a   Botella, Francisco ^a   Carrete, Martina ^b   Eguía, Sergio ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carrion; Coexistence of asymmetric competitors; Golden eagle; Raven; Resource availability; Scavengers; Segregation; Spatio temporal foraging patterns

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CARRION; COEXISTENCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; RAPTOR; RESOURCE USE; SCAVENGING (FEEDING); SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; UNGULATE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MURCIA [SPAIN]; SIERRA ESPUNA NATURAL PARK; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AQUILA; AVES; UNGULATA;

EID: 70349202321     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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