Indicators of male quality in the hoots of Tawny Owls (Strix aluco)

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-70

  Appleby, Bridget M ^a   Redpath, Stephen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Monks Wood Exp Stat   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Blood parasites; Body size; Body weight; Breeding success; Female choice; Hoot structure; Strix aluco

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002892625     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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