Factors influencing burrowing owl reproductive performance in contiguous shortgrass prairie

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 212-221

  Griebel, Randall L ^a,b   Savidge, Julie A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b Buffalo Gap National Grassland   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Athene cunicularia; Buffalo Gap; Burrowing owl; Cynomys ludovicianus; Peeper video probe; Prairie dog; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG PRODUCTION; NESTING SUCCESS; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

BUFFALO GAP NATIONAL GRASSLAND; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

ATHENE; ATHENE CUNICULARIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; SPEOTYTO CUNICULARIA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 35748947793     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3356/0892-1016(2007)41[212:FIBORP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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