Diet composition of Common Kestrels Falco tinnunculus and Long-eared Owls Asio otus coexisting in an urban environment

Ornis Fennica

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 123-130

  Riegert, Jan ^a   Lövy, Matěj ^a   Fainová, Drahomíra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACTIVITY PATTERN; AVIFAUNA; CARNIVORY; COEXISTENCE; DIETARY SHIFT; HUNTING; INSECT; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SELECTION; RAPTOR; RODENT; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

CESKE BUDEJOVICE; CZECH REPUBLIC; JIHOCESKY;

ASIO OTUS; FALCO TINNUNCULUS; HEXAPODA; MICROTUS ARVALIS; MURIDAE; MUS; RODENTIA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 73949131630     PISSN: 00305685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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