Nest site selection by urban and rural Great Horned Owls in the northeast;Selección del lugar de anidamiento por parte de Bubo virginianus en zonas urbanas y rurales del nordeste de los Estados Unidos

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 535-542

  Smith, Dwight G ^a   Bosakowski, Thomas ^b   Devine, Arnold ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Beak Consultants Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBO VIRGINIANUS; CONIFEROPHYTA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 0033196173     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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