Age-dependent response of migrant and resident Aegolius Owl species to small rodent population fluctuations in the eastern Canadian boreal forest

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-25

  Côte, Mathieu ^a,b   Ibarzabal, Jacques ^c   St Laurent, Martin Hugues ^a   Ferron, Jean ^a   Gagnon, Réjean ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b Consortium en Foresterie Gaspesie Les Iles ^*  (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acgolius; Boreal forest; Boreal Owl; Fall migration; Northern Saw whet Owl; Predator prey relationships; Small rodents

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BOREAL FOREST; MIGRATION; POPULATION SIZE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

AEGOLIUS; AEGOLIUS ACADICUS; AEGOLIUS FUNEREUS; AVES; RODENTIA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 34250804835     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3356/0892-1016(2007)41[16:AROMAR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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