EFFECTS OF RADIO TAGS ON SPOTTED OWLS

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作者
PATON, PWC
ZABEL, CJ
NEAL, DL
STEGER, GN
TILGHMAN, NG
NOON, BR
机构
[1] US FOREST SERV,PACIFIC SW FOREST & RANGE EXPT STN,ARCATA,CA 95521
[2] US FOREST SERV,PACIFIC SW FOREST & RANGE EXPT STN,FRESNO,CA 93710
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10.2307/3809508
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Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
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071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
Fifteen of 47 radio-tagged northern spotted owls (Strix occidentalis caurina) died during a 2-year study in northern California, and 11 of 33 radio-tagged California spotted owls (S. o. occidentalis) died in 2.5 years in the Sierra Nevada. Female owls with 19-g radio tags had significantly lower annual survival rates than color-banded females (P = 0.006) after a forest fire in 1987 in the Klamath Mountains. There were no differences in annual survival rates between males with and without radio tags. In 1988, fewer radio-tagged pairs (17%) fledged young than color-banded pairs (88%) (P < 0.001), and in 1989 radio-tagged pairs nested (7%) less often than color-banded owls (64%) (P = 0.0002). We suggest that spotted owl researchers avoid using backpack-mounted radio tags.
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页码:617 / 622
页数:6
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