Home range characteristics of Great Gray Owls in Yosemite National Park, California

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 130-141

  van Riper III, Charles ^a   van Wagtendonk, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Great Gray Owl; Habitat use; Home range; Strix nebulosa; Yosemite National Park

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; RANGE SIZE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK;

ABIES; AVES; CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS CONTORTA; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX NEBULOSA;

EID: 33749056233     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3356/0892-1016(2006)40[130:HRCOGG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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