Foraging range and diet of cinereous vulture Aegypius monachus using livestock resources in central Spain

Ardeola

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 111-119

  Moreno Opo, Rubén ^a   Arredondo, Ángel ^a   Guil, Francisco ^a  

^a Monk Seal Conservation Program   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aegypius monachus; Carcass; Cattle tags; Cinereous vulture; Diet; Foraging range; Livestock

Indexed keywords

AEGYPIUS MONACHUS; BOS;

EID: 78149305114     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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