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Home range and foraging habitat selection by breeding lesser kestrels (Falco naumanni) in Greece

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  • 1. Laboratory of Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries, School of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece;
  • 2. Department of Forestry and Management of Environment & Natural Resources, Dimokritos University of Thrace, Pandazidou, Orestiada, Greece;
  • 3. Department of Zoology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece;
  • 4. 4th Hunting Federation of Sterea Hellas, Athens, Greece

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Vlachos, Christos G., Bakaloudis, Dimitrios E., Kitikidou, Kyriaki, Goutner, Vassilis, Bontzorlos, Vasileios, Papakosta, Malamati A., Chatzinikos, Evangelos (2014): Home range and foraging habitat selection by breeding lesser kestrels (Falco naumanni) in Greece. Journal of Natural History 49 (5): 371-381, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2013.825022

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