Correlations of Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus calling indices from surveys in southern Wisconsin, USA, with owl and small mammal surveys in Manitoba, Canada, 1986-2006

Ardea

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 489-496

  Duncan, James R ^a   Swengel, Scott R ^b   Swengel, Ann B ^b  

^a Manitoba Conservation   (Canada)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aegolius acadicus; Clethrionomys gapperi; Manitoba; Microtus pennsylvanicus; Migration; Northern saw whet Owl; Periodicity; Spatial synchrony; Surveys; Wisconsin

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BREEDING SITE; CALLING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION; MIGRATION ROUTE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PERIODICITY; PREY AVAILABILITY; RAPTOR; SMALL MAMMAL; SYNCHRONY;

CANADA; MANITOBA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

AEGOLIUS ACADICUS; CLETHRIONOMYS GAPPERI; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 76249105337     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5253/078.097.0413     Document Type: Conference Paper

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