Assessing bias in diet methods for the Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-65

  Bakaloudis, D E ^a,b   Iezekiel, S ^c   Vlachos, C G ^d   Bontzorlos, V A ^d   Papakosta, M ^d   Birrer, S ^b  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF KAVALA   (Greece)

^b SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c Cyprus Association for the Protection of Avifauna   (Cyprus)

^d ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cyprus; Diet; Feeding habits; Long legged Buzzard; Methods; Raptors

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; DIET; DIETARY OVERLAP; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; NEST; PREY SIZE; RAPTOR;

CYPRUS;

AVES; BUTEO RUFINUS; BUTEO RUFINUS RUFINUS; RAPTORES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 81055157621     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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