Barn owl (Tyto alba) predation on small mammals and its role in the control of hantavirus natural reservoirs in a periurban area in southeastern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 733-740

  Magrini, L ^a   Facure, K G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calomys tener; Hantavirus cardio pulmonary syndrome; Necromys lasiurus; Prey selection; Strigiformes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MARSUPIAL; OWL; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; RODENT; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HANTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; MARSUPIALIA; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RODENTIA; STRIGIFORMES;

BOLOMYS LASIURUS; CALOMYS; CALOMYS TENER; GRACILINANUS AGILIS; HANTAVIRUS; LASIURUS; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; OLIGORYZOMYS NIGRIPES; ORYZOMYS; RODENTIA; STRIGIFORMES; TYTO ALBA; TYTONIDAE;

EID: 59949091322     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842008000400007     Document Type: Article

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