Foraging habitat use and selection of western marsh-harriers (circus aeruginosus) in intensive agricultural landscapes

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 168-173

  Cardador, Laura ^a   Mañosa, Santi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

agriculture; Circus aeruginosus; habitat selection; habitat use; radiotelemetry; Western Marsh Harrier

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; RADIOTELEMETRY; RAPTOR; TRACKING;

CIRCUS; CIRCUS AERUGINOSUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79959352318     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3356/JRR-10-64.1     Document Type: Article

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