Space use and pesticide exposure risk of male burrowing owls in an agricultural landscape

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 155-164

  Gervais, Jennifer A ^a,b   Rosenberg, Daniel K ^a   Anthony, Robert G ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural habitat; Athene cunicularia; Burrowing owls; California; Habitat selection; Home range; Pesticide exposure; Radiotelemetry

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; HABITAT SELECTION; HOME RANGE; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RANGE SIZE; RAPTOR; SPACE USE;

CALIFORNIA; CENTRAL VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

ATHENE CUNICULARIA; AVES; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 0037282764     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3803071     Document Type: Article

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