Prey handling in raptors in relation to their morphology and feeding niches

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 488-497

  Slagsvold, Tore ^a   Sonerud, Geir A ^b   Grønlien, Helge E ^c   Stige, Leif C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Animal and Aquacultural Sciences   (Norway)

^c NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; NICHE; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE; RAPTOR; RODENT; TAXONOMY;

AVES; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; RAPTORES;

EID: 77954529020     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2010.05081.x     Document Type: Article

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