Diet and trophic characteristics of Great Horned Owls in Southwestern Idaho

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 499-506

  Marti, Carl D ^a   Kochert, Michael N ^b  

^a WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Biological Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; BUBO VIRGINIANUS; CRICETINAE; DIPODOMYS; GEOMYIDAE; MACROPUS SP.; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS MONTANUS; MURIDAE; PEROGNATHUS PARVUS; PEROMYSCUS; SERPENTES; STRIGIFORMES; THOMOMYS;

EID: 0030222550     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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