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Hunting efficiency of Red-footed Falcons in different habitats

Ornis Hungarica
Volume 23 (2015): Issue 1 (June 2015)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/orhu-2015-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2061-9588 | Journal ISSN: 1215-1610
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Language: English, Hungarian
Page range: 32 - 47
Published on: Jul 24, 2015
Published by: MME/BirdLife Hungary
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Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
radio-telemetry,
habitat use,
resource utilization,
Falco vespertinus,
agro-environmental scheme
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Life sciences, other

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