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THE BLACK‐SHOULDERED KITE IN MASIRA (OMAN)
Author(s) -
Green. Charles
Publication year - 1949
Publication title -
ibis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1474-919X
pISSN - 0019-1019
DOI - 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1949.tb02295.x
Subject(s) - geography , cave , lava , population , desert (philosophy) , fishery , ecology , biology , archaeology , demography , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology , volcano , sociology
Summary. Some evidence is given to show that a small population of Elanus cæruleus has adapted itself to the desert environment of Masira Island by ( a ) substituting fish for rodents as staple diet, ( b ) nesting in caves in lava‐crags in default of suitable trees, and ( c ) having a much smaller brood.