Variation in the diurnal activity of breeding Short-eared Owls Asio flammeus: Implications for their survey and monitoring

Bird Study

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-99

  Calladine, John ^a   Garner, Graeme ^a   Wernham, Chris ^a   Buxton, Nigel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; FIELD SURVEY; FIELDWORK; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ASIO FLAMMEUS; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 77749337714     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650903437503     Document Type: Article

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