Post-fledging survival of burrowing owls in Saskatchewan

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 512-519

  Todd, L Danielle ^a   Poulin, Ray G ^a   Wellicome, Troy I ^b   Brigham, R Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Athene cunicularia; Burrowing owl; Mortality; Post fledging; Radiotelemetry; Saskatchewan; Survival

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; JUVENILE; RADIOTELEMETRY; RAPTOR; SURVIVAL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

ATHENE; ATHENE CUNICULARIA; MICROTUS; MURIDAE; RAPTORES; SPEOTYTO CUNICULARIA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 0042815014     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802709     Document Type: Article

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