FOOD COMPOSITION OF INDIAN EAGLE OWL BUBO BENGALENSIS FRANKLIN (AVES: STRIGIFORMES: STRIGIDAE) FROM TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU, INDIA

Food composition of Indian Eagle Owl Bubo bengalensis Franklin (Aves: Strigiformes: Strigidae) from Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu, India

The diet of the Indian Eagle Owl was studied from April to September 2017 in Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu, India.Analysis of 1082 regurgitated pellets yielded 2077 prey items; the mean prey items/ pellet was 1.91.The diet constituted 65.1% of rodent prey and the remaining 34.83% of other groups of both vertebrate and invertebrate animals.The

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Hydrokinetic turbine effects on fish swimming behaviour.

Hydrokinetic turbines, targeting the kinetic energy of fast-flowing currents, are under development with some turbines already deployed at ocean sites around the world.It remains virtually unknown as to how these technologies affect fish, and rotor collisions have been postulated as a major concern.In this study the effects of a vertical axis hydro

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