Exterior nest-boxes may negatively affect Barn Owl Tyto alba survival: An ecological trap

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 273-281

  Klein, Ákos ^a   Nagy, Tibor ^b   Csörgo, Tibor ^a   Mátics, Róbert ^c  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b Hungarian Barn Owl Protection Foundation   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HUNTING; NEST BOX; NEST SITE; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

ACCIPITRIDAE; ANAS; ATHENE NOCTUA; CICONIA CICONIA; CORACIAS GARRULUS; FALCO CHERRUG; FALCONIDAE; PSITTACIDAE; STRIGIFORMES; TYTO ALBA; TYTONIDAE;

EID: 34848910239     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270907000792     Document Type: Article

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