Breeding ecology of the southern shrike, Lanius meridionalis, in an agrosystem of south–eastern Spain: the surprisingly excellent breeding success in a declining population

The southern shrike, Lanius meridionalis, is declining at the Spanish and European level. One cause of this decline could be low reproductive success due to low availability of prey in agricultural environments. To investigate this possibility we analysed the breeding ecology of a population of sout...

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Main Authors: Moreno–Rueda, G., Abril–Colón, I., López–Orta, A., Álvarez–Benito, I., Castillo–Gómez, C., Comas, M., Rivas, J. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona 2016-02-01
Series:Animal Biodiversity and Conservation
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Online Access:http://abc.museucienciesjournals.cat/files/ABC_39-1_pp_89-98.pdf