Sex-specific comparative analysis of diet in the Tawny Owl Strix aluco in the Iberian Peninsula;AnÁlisis comparativo de la dieta de ambos sexos en el cÁrabo comÁn strix aluco en la penÍnsula ibÉrica

Ardeola

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 203-213

  Villarán Adánez, Alfonso ^a  

^a Departamento de Biología y Geología   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diet; Iberian Peninsula; Sexual dimorphism; Spain; Strix aluco

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977830176     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: 23410825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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