Causes of owl mortality in Hawaii, 1992 to 1994

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 266-273

  Work, Thierry M ^a   Hale, Jon ^b  

^a National Wildlife Health Center   (United States)

^b U States Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Asio flammeus; Barn owl; Disease; Food habits; Pathology; Pueo; Short eared owl; Toxicology; Tyto alba

Indexed keywords

ASIO FLAMMEUS; GRYLLIDAE; HAWAIIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; RODENTIA; STRIGIFORMES; TYTO ALBA; TYTONIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; FEMALE; INJURY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; AUTOPSY; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EMACIATION; FEMALE; HAWAII; MALE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0030117050     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-32.2.266     Document Type: Article

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