Factors associated with the detectability of owls in South American temperate forests: Implications for nocturnal raptor monitoring

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1078-1086

  Ibarra, José Tomás ^a,c   Martin, Kathy ^a   Altamirano, Tomás A ^d   Vargas, F Hernán ^b   Bonacic, Cristián ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b THE PEREGRINE FUND   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

austral pygmy owl; Chile; Glaucidium nana; moonlight; occupancy; Patagonia; rufous legged owl; Strix rufipes

Indexed keywords

GLAUCIDIUM (AVES); GLAUCIDIUM NANUM; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX RUFIPES;

EID: 84905088672     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.740     Document Type: Article

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