Seasonal dynamics in social behaviour and spacing patterns of the Little Owl Athene noctua

Ornis Fennica

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 173-180

  Zuberogoitia, Iñigo ^a   Zabala, Jabi ^b   Martínez, José Antonio ^c   Hidalgo, Sonia ^b   Martínez, José Enrique ^d   Azkona, Ainara ^b   Castillo, Iñaki ^b  

^a Estudios Medioambientales Icarus sl   (Spain)

^b Sociedad para el Estudio de las Aves Rapaces SEAR   (Spain)

^c Universidad de Murcia ^*  (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COURTSHIP; HOME RANGE; NICHE OVERLAP; RAPTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TERRITORIALITY; VOCALIZATION;

ATHENE NOCTUA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 38549109767     PISSN: 00305685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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