Inter-sexual differences in hunting behaviour of marsh harriers (circus aeruginosus) in Southeastern Poland

Acta Zoologica Lituanica

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70-77

  Kitowski, Ignacy ^a  

^a MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cruising; Dumps; Foraging; Marsh Harrier; Poland

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012554465     PISSN: 13921657     EISSN: 16486919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13921657.2007.10512818     Document Type: Article

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