Influence of seasonality, temperature and rainfall on the winter diet of the long-eared owl, Asio otus

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-76

  Rubolini, Diego ^a   Pirovano, Andrea ^b   Borghi, Sergio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Osservatorio Meteorologico di Milano Duomo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Niche breadth; Nocturnal raptors; Seasonal variation; Small mammals; Weather conditions

Indexed keywords

DIET; RAINFALL; RAPTOR; SEASONALITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ASIO OTUS; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS PINETORUM; MURIDAE; OTUS; RAPTORES; REITHRODONTOMYS; STRIGIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037249176     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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