Who hits and hoots at whom? Potential for interference competition between barred and northern spotted owls

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2194-2201

  van Lanen, Nicholas J ^a   Franklin, Alan B ^b   Huyvaert, Kathryn P ^a   Reiser II, Raoul F ^a   Carlson, Peter C ^c  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barred owl; Competition; Exclusion; Interference; Invasive species; Northern spotted owl

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; COEXISTENCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; RAPTOR; TERRITORY; VOCALIZATION;

PACIFIC NORTHWEST;

STRIGIFORMES; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS CAURINA; STRIX VARIA;

EID: 79960900886     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.05.011     Document Type: Article

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