Temporal, climatic and lunar factors affecting owl vocalizations of western Wyoming

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 358-363

  Clark, Kathleen A ^a,b   Anderson, Stanley H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aegolius acadicus; Aegolius funereus; Asio otus; Boreal Owl; Long eared Owl; Northern Saw whet Owl; Owl vocalization; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

BOREAL OWL; CLOUD COVER; LONG-EARED OWL; LUNAR CYCLE; NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL; TEMPERATURE; VOCALIZATION;

USA, WYOMING;

AEGOLIUS ACADICUS; AEGOLIUS FUNEREUS; ASIO OTUS;

EID: 0031391181     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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