Survivorship of rehabilitated juvenile Tawny Owls (Strix aluco) released without support food, a radio tracking study

Avian Biology Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Griffiths, Rupert ^a   Murn, Campbell ^b   Clubb, Ros ^a  

^a Research Animals Department   (United Kingdom)

^b HAWK CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hard release; Juvenile; Radio track; Rehabilitation; Soft release; Strix aluco; Survival; Tawny Owls

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OWL; PREY; SURVIVAL; SURVIVOR; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX ALUCO;

EID: 77949511564     PISSN: 17581559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/175815510X12628917082461     Document Type: Article

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