Barn owl diet and prey fluctuations in the Jura mountains, eastern France

• Main Authors: Michelat Dominique, Giraudoux Patrick
• Other Authors: Delattre Pierre, Quéré Jean-Pierre, Damange Jean-Pierre
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Zenodo 2022
• Subjects: Barn Owl; Tyto alba; Myodes glareolus; Microtus arvalis; Sorex; Apodemus; Arvicola amphibius; Arvicola terrestris; Jura; Common vole
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6945677

Based on pellet collection, the diet of the Barn Owl ( Tyto alba ) was studied over a 8-year period in the Jura mountains, eastern France, during two population surges of its main prey (common vole, Microtus arvalis and montane water vole, Arvicola amphibius ); Small mammals were sampled by trapping...