Potential influences of climate and nest structure on spotted owl reproductive success: A biophysical approach

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Rockweit, Jeremy T ^a,d   Franklin, Alan B ^b   Bakken, George S ^c   Gutierrez R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; CLIMATE; COOLING; EGG; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HEAT TRANSFER; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; NEST STRUCTURE; OWL; REPRODUCTION; SPOTTED OWL; TIME; WIND;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NESTING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; STRIGIFORMES; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WIND; ZYGOTE;

AVES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 84864490201     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041498     Document Type: Article

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