Sex and age determination of Short-eared Owl nestlings

Condor

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 216-219

  Arroyo, Beatriz E ^a   DeCornulier, Thomas ^a   Bretagnolle, Vincent ^a  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Aging techniques; Asio flammeus; Growth parameters; Sexing technique; Short eared Owl

Indexed keywords

ASIO FLAMMEUS;

EID: 0033961272     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1370427     Document Type: Article

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