Patterns of artificial burrow occupancy and reuse by burrowing owls in Idaho

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 138-144

  Belthoff, James R ^a   Smith, Brian W ^a,b  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KY Dept of Fish Wildlife Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial burrow system; Athene cunicularia; Burrowing owl; Idaho; Nest site reuse

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEST; BURROW; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SITE FIDELITY;

UNITED STATES;

ATHENE; ATHENE CUNICULARIA; SPEOTYTO CUNICULARIA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 0038138016     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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