Dispersal patterns and post-fledging mortality of juvenile Burrowing Owls in saskatchewan

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 282-287

  Todd, L Danielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Athene cunicularia; Burrowing Owl; Dispersal; Habitat fragmentation; Mortality; Post fledging; Predation; Saskatchewan

Indexed keywords

EID: 13444296988     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. AMBUEL, B. AND S.A. TEMPLE. 1983. Area-dependent changes in bird communities and vegetation of southern Wisconsin forests. Ecology 64:1057-1068.
2. ANDREN, H., P. ANGELSTAM, E. LINDSTRÖM, AND P. WIDÉN. 1985. Differences in predation pressure in relation to habitat fragmentation: an experiment. Oikos 45:273-277.
3. ANGELSTAM, P. 1986. Predation on ground-nesting birds' nests in relation to predator density and habitat edge. Oikos 47:365-373.
4. BESKE, A.E. 1982. Local and migratory movements of radio-tagged juvenile harriers. Raptor Res. 16:39-53.
5. BURGER, L.D., L.W. BURGER JR., AND J. FAABORG. 1994. Effects of prairie fragmentation on predation on artificial nests. J. Wildl. Manage. 58:249-254.
6. CLAYTON, K.M. 1997. Post-fledging ecology of Burrowing Owls in Alberta and Saskatchewan: dispersal, survival, habitat use, and diet. M.S. thesis, Univ. Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK Canada.
7. FERRER, M. 1992. Natal dispersal in relation to nutritional condition in Spanish Imperial Eagles. Ornis Scand. 23:104-107.
8. FERRER, M. 1993. Ontogeny of dispersal distances in young Spanish Imperial Eagles. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 32:259-263.
9. HARRIS, W.D., A. KABZEMS, A.L. KOSOWAN, G.A. PADBURY, AND J.S. ROWE. 1983. Ecological regions of Saskatchewan. Sask. Parks Renew. Resources Tech. Bull. No. 10, Saskatoon, SK Canada.
10. HAUG, E.A. 1985. Observations on the breeding ecology of Burrowing Owls in Saskatchewan. M.S. thesis, Univ. Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK Canada.
11. JAMES, P.C., T.J. ETHIER, AND M.K. TOUTLOFF. 1997. Parameters of a declining Burrowing Owl population in Saskatchewan. Pages 34-37 in J.L. Lincer and K. Steenhof [EDS.], The Burrowing Owl, its biology and management including the proceedings of the first international Burrowing Owl symposium. J. Raptor Res. Report 9.
12. KING, R.A. 1996. Post-fledging dispersal and behavioral ecology of Burrowing Owls in southwestern Idaho. M.S. thesis, Boise State Univ., Boise, ID U.S.A.
13. KORPIMäKI, E. AND M. LAGERSTRÖM. 1988. Survival and natal dispersal of fledglings of Tengmalm's Owl in relation to fluctuating food conditions and hatching date. J. Anim. Ecol. 57:433-441.
14. WARNOCK, R.G. 1996. Spatial, temporal, and turnover dynamics of Burrowing Owl (Speotyto cunicularia) distribution in the extensively-fragmented grasslands of Saskatchewan. M.S. thesis, Univ. Regina, Regina, SK Canada.