Current status, distribution, and conservation of the burrowing owl in Oklahoma

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 351-356

  Sheffield, Steven R ^a,b   Howery, Mark ^c  

^a U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Oklahoma Dept of Wildl Conserv   (United States)

Author keywords

Athene cunicularia; Black tailed prairie dog; Burrowing Owl; Conservation; Cynomys ludovicianus; Distribution; Oklahoma; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 18544367544     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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