Comparative demography of Burrowing Owls in agricultural and urban landscapes in southeastern Washington

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 280-290

  Conway, Courtney J ^a,b   Garcia, Victoria ^b   Smith, Matthew D ^b,d   Ellis, Lisa A ^b,e   Whitney, Joyce L ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^d University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^e ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Athene cunicularia; Fecundity; Land use; Natal recruitment; Nesting success; Reproductive success; Shrub steppe

Indexed keywords

ATHENE; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 33748461038     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2006.00054.x     Document Type: Review

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