Prey choice of Tengmalm's owls (Aegolius funereus funereus): Preference for substandard individuals?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 816-823

  Koivunen, Vesa ^a   Korpimäki, Erkki ^a   Hakkarainen, Harri ^a   Norrdahl, Kai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEGOLIUS; AEGOLIUS FUNEREUS FUNEREUS; ARANEUS; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MICROTUS ARVALIS; MICROTUS ROSSIAEMERIDIONALIS; MURIDAE; SOREX ARANEUS; SORICIDAE; STRIGIFORMES; AEGOLIUS FUNEREUS; MICROTUS EPIROTICUS;

BANK VOLE; COMMON SHREW; COMMON VOLE; FIELD VOLE; PREY SELECTION; TENGMALM'S OWL;

EID: 0030427395     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z96-094     Document Type: Article

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