Breeding of Tawny Owls Strix aluco in rural and urban habitats in southern Finland

Bird Study

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 216-221

  Solonen, Tapio ^a   Ursin, Kimmo Af ^b  

^a Luontotutkimus Solonen Oy   (Finland)

^b NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLUTCH SIZE; HABITAT QUALITY; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTION; RURAL AREA; SURVIVAL; URBAN AREA;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

MAMMALIA; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX ALUCO;

EID: 47249102505     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650809461525     Document Type: Article

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