Effects of survey methods on burrowing owl behaviors

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 525-530

  Manning, Jeffrey A ^a   Kaler, Robb S A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

agroecosystem; Athene cunicularia; behavioral responses; burrowing owl; California; field experiment; Imperial Valley; short term displacement; survey methods

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BURROWING ORGANISM; FIELD SURVEY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; RAPTOR; WILD POPULATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; IMPERIAL VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; ATHENE; ATHENE CUNICULARIA; SPEOTYTO CUNICULARIA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 79955916090     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.86     Document Type: Article

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