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Case report and prey analysis of ground-nesting eagle owls (Bubo bubo) in Slovakia

Raptor Journal
Volume 19 (2025): Issue 1 (October 2025)
By: Samuel Pačenovský,  Karol Šotnár and  Ján Obuch  
Open Access
|May 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/srj-2025-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2644-5247 | Journal ISSN: 1337-3463
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Language: English
Page range: 9 - 15
Submitted on: Sep 19, 2024
Accepted on: Feb 18, 2025
Published on: May 24, 2025
Published by: Raptor Protection of Slovakia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
eagle owl,
nesting site,
breeding habits,
feeding ecology,
Strigidae
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Zoology

© 2025 Samuel Pačenovský, Karol Šotnár, Ján Obuch, published by Raptor Protection of Slovakia
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