Prey delivery and handling at the nest in ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) : diel patterns and potential family conflicts

• Main Author: Bjørgeengen, Silje
• Other Authors: Sonerud, Geir A., Steen, Ronny
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås 2016
• Subjects: osprey; fiskeørn; behavioural ecology; prey allocation; family conflicts; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488; Norway; Brama; Reiret; Gjedde; Pandion haliaetus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2403680

The prey items delivered at four osprey (Pandion haliaetus) nests in Østfold county, Norway, and the handling of these, were recorded on video during the nestling season in June-August of 2015. A total of 510 prey items were recorded, of which 491 were identified to order, family or species level, w...