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From: Foraging strategy of a carnivorous-insectivorous raptor species based on prey size, capturability and nutritional components

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(a) Decelerating exponential function describing the relationship between the mean time common kestrels take to provision each prey species and prey weight (PPT = 33.39–26.54/2^(weight/7.74)). (b) Linear relationship between prey provisioning time and prey capturability. Aa = Alauda arvensis, bg = bush crickets/grasshoppers, co = coleoptera, Cr = Crocidura russula, Cs = Chalcides striatus, Gc = Gryllus campestris, Gg = Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa, lp = larvae of Lepidoptera, Ls = Lacerta schreiberi, Lt = Lycosa tarantula, Ma = Microtus arvalis, Pd = Podarcis hispanica, Ps = Psammodromus hispanicus, Pp = Pelophylax perezi, Tl = Timon lepidus, Su = Sturnus unicolor.

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