A comparison of Breeding season food habits of Burrowing Owls nesting in agricultural and nonagricultural habitat in Idaho

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 429-438

  Moulton, Colleen E ^a,b   Brady, Ryan S ^a   Belthoff, James R ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Athene cunicularia; Burrowing Owl; Food habits; Food niche; Idaho

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; DIET; NESTING BEHAVIOR; RAPTOR;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ATHENE; ATHENE CUNICULARIA; AVES; GRYLLIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; MICROTUS MONTANUS; MURIDAE; RAPTORES; RODENTIA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 33746333239     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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