Characteristics of roost sites used by burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) wintering in Southern Texas

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-66

  Williford, Damon L ^a   Woodin, Marc C ^b   Skoruppa, Mary K ^b   Hickman, Graham C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHENE; ATHENE CUNICULARIA; SPEOTYTO CUNICULARIA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 33947703571     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1894/0038-4909(2007)52[60:CORSUB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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