Productivity, food habits, and associated variables of Barn Owls utilizing nest boxes in north central Utah

Great Basin Naturalist

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-84

  Looman, Sandra J ^a,c   Shirley, Dennis L ^b   White, Clayton M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Barn Owl food; Barn Owl reproduction; Nest boxes; Tyto alba; Utah

Indexed keywords

TYTO ALBA;

EID: 0030060902     PISSN: 00173614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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