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Preface 1 Introduction 2 Kestrels around the world 3 Diet and prey selection 4 Hunting and Eating 5 Food intake, energetics and body weight 6 Moult 7 Home range and territory 8 Winter density 9 Nesting sites 10 Breeding density 11 The breeding cycle: pair formation and courtship 12 The breeding cycle: the egg stage 13 The breeding cycle: the nestling stage 14 The timing of breeding 15 Breeding performance 16 Movements and migrations 17 Population turnover 18 Age and sex ratios 19 Mortality 20 Population regulation 21 Conclusions Appendix I: Measuring Kestrel Diet Appendix II: Measuring the size of home ranges and territories Appendix III: Scientific names of vertebrates in the text Bibliography Tables 1-77

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: 1/20/2010 12:12:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781408138205, 978-1408138205
      ISBN10: 1408138204
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      Zoology: birds (ornithology)

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      Table of Contents
      Preface 1 Introduction 2 Kestrels around the world 3 Diet and prey selection 4 Hunting and Eating 5 Food intake, energetics and body weight 6 Moult 7 Home range and territory 8 Winter density 9 Nesting sites 10 Breeding density 11 The breeding cycle: pair formation and courtship 12 The breeding cycle: the egg stage 13 The breeding cycle: the nestling stage 14 The timing of breeding 15 Breeding performance 16 Movements and migrations 17 Population turnover 18 Age and sex ratios 19 Mortality 20 Population regulation 21 Conclusions Appendix I: Measuring Kestrel Diet Appendix II: Measuring the size of home ranges and territories Appendix III: Scientific names of vertebrates in the text Bibliography Tables 1-77

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