Factors influencing the detectability of forest owls in southeastern Alaska

Condor

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 539-548

  Kissling, Michelle L ^a   Lewis, Stephen B ^a,b   Pendleton, Grey ^b  

^a U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Barred Owl; Detection probability; Northern Saw whet Owl; Occupancy; Point count; Western Screech Owl

Indexed keywords

AEGOLIUS ACADICUS; MEGASCOPS KENNICOTTII; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX VARIA;

EID: 77956930764     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2010.090217     Document Type: Article

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