Home range and habitat use by the Long-eared Owl in northwestern Switzerland

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 93-101

  Henrioux, Fabienne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Activity; Asio otus; Habitat use; Home range; Long eared Owl; Radiotelemetry; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; RADIOTELEMETRY; RAPTOR;

SWITZERLAND;

ASIO OTUS;

EID: 0033941929     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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