Feeding ecology of tawny owl (strix aluco) in wigry national park (north east Poland)

Acta Zoologica Lituanica

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 234-241

  Zawadzka, Dorota ^a   Zawadzki, Jerzy ^a  

^a Eagle Conservation Committee   (Poland)

Author keywords

Diet composition; Strix aluco; Tawny Owl; Wigry National Park

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011194338     PISSN: 13921657     EISSN: 16486919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13921657.2007.10512837     Document Type: Article

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