Intra-specific competition in foraging Griffon Vultures Gyps fulvus: 2. the influence of supplementary feeding management

Bird Study

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 193-206

  Duriez, Olivier ^a,b   Herman, Sophie ^b   Sarrazin, Franois ^b  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARRION; FEEDING GROUND; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RAPTOR; RESOURCE USE; SAMPLING;

AVES; GYPS FULVUS;

EID: 84861498294     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2012.658640     Document Type: Article

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