Food habits of the Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) in a patagonian steppe in Argentina

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 306-311

  Trejo, Ana ^a   Grigera, Dora ^a  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bubo virginianus; Diet; Great Horned Owl; Patagonia; Rodents

Indexed keywords

DIET; RAPTOR; RODENT; SEASONALITY;

ARGENTINA;

BUBO VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 0032454623     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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