Opportunistic predation on bats by the tawny owl Strix aluco

Animal Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 283-288

  Lesiński, Grzegorz ^a   Ignaczak, Maurycy ^b   Manias, Jarosław ^b  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b Polish Society for Bat Protection   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Hibernation; Opportunistic behaviour; Pellets; Predation; Tawny owl

Indexed keywords

BAT; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; HIBERNATION; PREDATION; RAPTOR; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

CHIROPTERA; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX ALUCO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70349333846     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: 15707563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075609X454917     Document Type: Article

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