Peregrine Falcons kill a Gyrfalcon feeding on their nestling

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 66-69

  Pokrovsky, Ivan ^a   Lecomte, Nicolas ^a   Sokolov, Alexander ^b   Sokolov, Vasiliy ^b   Yoccoz, Nigel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND ANIMAL ECOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Arctic; Falco peregrinus; Falco rusticolus; Food web; Gyrfalcon; Peregrine Falcon; Predation; Raptor

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD WEB; NESTLING; PREDATION; RAPTOR;

ARCTIC;

FALCO PEREGRINUS; FALCO RUSTICOLUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 77949565772     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3356/JRR-09-38.1     Document Type: Article

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