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Diet composition of common ravens across the urban-wildland interface of the West Mojave Desert

2004-03-01

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Common ravens (Corvus corax) are human-subsidized scavengers and predators in the Mojave Desert. They have increased dramatically in number and have been implicated as contributors to the decline in desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) populations. Known patterns of increased fledging success near human developments suggested that food was the most likely resource subsidy received by ravens. Because ravens are opp...

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DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2004)32[244:dcocra]2.0.co;2

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