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Raptors

Known as: Bird of Prey, Prey Birds, Raptor 
BIRDS that hunt and kill other animals, especially higher vertebrates, for food. They include the FALCONIFORMES order, or diurnal birds of prey… 
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Review
2011
Review
2011
How Long Do the Dead Survive on the Road? Carcass Persistence Probability and Implications for Road-Kill Monitoring Surveys
Background Road mortality is probably the best-known and visible impact of roads upon wildlife. Although several factors… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
A global review of polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardant contamination in birds.
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
How hazardous is the Sahara Desert crossing for migratory birds? Indications from satellite tracking of raptors
We investigated the risk associated with crossing the Sahara Desert for migrating birds by evaluating more than 90 journeys… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
On raptors and rodents: testing the ecological fidelity and spatiotemporal resolution of cave death assemblages
Abstract Natural accumulations of skeletal remains represent a valuable source of ecological data for paleontologists and… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
How do roads affect the habitat use of an assemblage of scavenging raptors?
Scavengers may benefit from the availability of dead animals along roads that result from collisions with vehicles. However… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Variation of heavy metals within and among feathers of birds of prey: effects of molt and external contamination.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Visual systems: Predator and prey views of spider camouflage
Crab-spiders (Thomisus onustus) positioned for hunting on flowers disguise themselves by assuming the same colour as the flower… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Terrestrial invertebrates as salmonid prey and nitrogen sources in streams: contrasting old-growth and young-growth riparian forests in southeastern Alaska, U.S.A.
Terrestrial-derived invertebrate (TI) inputs into streams and predation on them by salmonids (40n180 mm fork length) were… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The influence of chimpanzee predation on group size and anti-predator behaviour in red colobus monkeys
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Influence of colour-banding on the conspecific preferences of zebra finches
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