Using vocal individuality to monitor Queen Charlotte Saw-Whet Owls (Aegolius acadicus brooksi)

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 134-141

  Holschuh, Carmen I ^a,b   Otter, Ken A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CIH Environmental Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aegolius acadius brooksi; Northern Saw whet Owl; Site fidelity; Vocal individuality

Indexed keywords

MONITORING; RAPTOR; SITE FIDELITY; VOCALIZATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AEGOLIUS; AEGOLIUS ACADICUS; AEGOLIUS ACADICUS BROOKSI; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 26044456127     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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