There is a limbo under the moon: What social interactions tell us about the floaters' underworld

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 317-327

  Penteriani, Vincenzo ^a,b   Mar Delgado, María Del ^a,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bubo bubo; Conspecific interactions; Eagle owl; Floaters; Home range; Natal dispersal; Settlement area

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; HOME RANGE; INBREEDING; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; NATAL DISPERSAL; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SETTLING BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

BUBO BUBO; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 84855882838     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-011-1279-y     Document Type: Article

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