Brightness variability in the white badge of the eagle owl Bubo bubo

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 110-116

  Penteriani, Vincenzo ^a   Alonso Alvarez, Carlos ^b   Del Mar Delgado, María ^a   Sergio, Fabrizio ^a   Ferrer, Miguel ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; PLUMAGE; RAPTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AVES; BUBO BUBO; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 33645119283     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0908-8857.03569.x     Document Type: Article

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