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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 August 2020

David Costantini  and
Giacomo Dell'Omo
David Costantini
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Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris
Giacomo Dell'Omo
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Ornis italica
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The Kestrel
Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation of an Open-Land Predator
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