Diet and food-niche breadth of Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia) in the Imperial Valley, California

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 280-287

  York, Melissa M ^a   Rosenberg, Daniel K ^a   Sturm, Ken K ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Athene cunicularia; Burrowing Owl; California; Diet; Food niche breadth; Imperial Valley

Indexed keywords

ATHENE CUNICULARIA;

EID: 0036637992     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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