The effect of barn owls (Tyto alba) on the activity and microhabitat selection of Gerbillus allenbyi and G. pyramidum

Oecologia

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 313-319

  Abramsky, Z ^a   Strauss, E ^a   Subach, A ^a   Kotler, B P ^a   Riechman, A ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Field experiments; Foraging; Gerbils; Predation risk; Trained barn owls

Indexed keywords

GERBILLUS ALLENBYI; GERBILLUS PYRAMIDUM; TYTO ALBA;

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BARN OWL; GERBIL; HABITAT SELECTION; PREDATION RISK;

EID: 0030050464     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00328733     Document Type: Article

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