The breeding biology of the critically endangered Seychelles Scops-owl Otus insularis: Consequences for conservation and management

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-137

  Currie, Dave ^a   Fanchette, Rodney ^b   Millett, James ^b   Hoareau, Camille ^b   Shah, Nirmal J ^b  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b NATURE SEYCHELLES   (Seychelles)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; CONSERVATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; SEYCHELLES;

GALLUS GALLUS; OTUS; OTUS INSULARIS; STRIGIDAE; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 2942661471     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270904000140     Document Type: Article

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