Nest site selection and predation driven despotic distribution of breeding long-eared owls Asio otus

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 150-154

  Tome, Davorin ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; HABITAT QUALITY; NEST SITE; PREDATION; RAPTOR; SITE SELECTION;

ASIO OTUS; CORVIDA; OTUS; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 0037898503     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2003.03050.x     Document Type: Article

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