The diet of powerful owls (Ninox strenua) and prey availability in a continuum of habitats from disturbed urban fringe to protected forest environments in south-eastern Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 199-206

  Cooke, R ^a   Wallis, R ^a   Hogan, F ^a   White, J ^a   Webster, A ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Warrnambool Campus ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FOOD PREFERENCE; PREY AVAILABILITY; PROTECTED AREA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA]; YARRA VALLEY;

BASSARISCUS ASTUTUS; METATHERIA; NINOX STRENUA; PETAUROIDES VOLANS; PETAURUS BREVICEPS; PHALANGERIDAE; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 33744769977     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR05058     Document Type: Article

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