Why do Grass Owls (Tyto capensis) produce clicking calls?

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 134-142

  Crafford, D ^a   Ferguson, J W H ^a   Kemp, A C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Transvaal Museum   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Communication; Echolocation; Grass Owl; Prey location; Territoriality; Tyto capensis

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; ECHOLOCATION; PREY CAPTURE; RAPTOR;

MASTOMYS NATALENSIS; OTOMYS ANGONIENSIS; TYTO CAPENSIS;

EID: 0032720963     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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