Effect of food and habitat on breeding success in Spotted Owlets (Athene brama) nesting in villages and rural landscapes in India

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-34

  Pande, Satish ^a   Pawashe, Amit ^a   Mahajan, Murlidhar N ^a   Joglekar, Charu ^a   Mahabal, Anil ^b  

^a ELA Foundation   (India)

^b ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Athene brama; Breeding success; Food; Nesting habitat; Reproductive success; Spotted Owlet

Indexed keywords

DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT QUALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NESTING SUCCESS; PREY AVAILABILITY; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RURAL LANDSCAPE; VILLAGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

ARACHNIDA; ATHENE BRAMA; RODENTIA;

EID: 34250901877     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3356/0892-1016(2007)41[26:EOFAHO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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