Effect of cyclic and declining food supply on great grey owls in boreal Sweden

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1426-1431

  Hipkiss, T ^a,c   Stefansson, O ^b   Hornfeldt B ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Dalarna County Administrative Board ^*  (Sweden)

^c Dalarna County Administrative Board   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; CYCLICITY; FOOD SUPPLY; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; CLETHRIONOMYS RUFOCANUS; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MURIDAE; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX NEBULOSA;

EID: 57349090928     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z08-131     Document Type: Article

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