Predation of small mammals by Rufous-legged Owl, Barn Owl, and Magellanic Horned Owl in Argentinean Patagonia forests

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-166

  Udrizar Sauthier, Daniel E ^a   Andrade, Analía ^a   Pardiñas, Ulyses F J ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Barn Owl; Bubo magellanicus; Diet; Magellanic Horned Owl; Rufous legged Owl; Sigmodontine rodents; Strix rufipes; Tyto alba

Indexed keywords

DIET; PREDATION; RAPTOR; SMALL MAMMAL;

ARGENTINA; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BUBO; BUBO MAGELLANICUS; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX RUFIPES; TYTO ALBA;

EID: 26044452632     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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