Return rate, fidelity, and dispersal in a breeding population of Flammulated Owls (Otus flammeolus)

Auk

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 264-275

  Linkhart, Brian D ^a,b,c   Reynolds, Richard T ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding dispersal; Flammulated Owl; Mate fidelity; Otus flammeolus; Return rates; Site fidelity; Territory fidelity

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; DISPERSAL; MATE FIDELITY; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RETURN MIGRATION; SITE FIDELITY; TERRITORIALITY;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

OTUS FLAMMEOLUS; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 33846785501     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2007)124[264:RRFADI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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