Higher winter mortatality of the Barn Owl compared to the Long-eared Owl and the Tawny Owl: Influenced of lipid reserves and insulation

Condor

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 969-971

  Massemin, Sylvie ^a   Handrich, Yves ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Barn Owl; Insulation; Long eared Owl; Tawny Owl; Winter mortality

Indexed keywords

ASIO OTUS; OTUS; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX ALUCO; TYTO ALBA;

EID: 0030770973     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1370148     Document Type: Article

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