Biased detection of bird vocalizations affects comparisons of bird abundance among forested habitats

Condor

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 179-190

  Schieck, Jim ^a  

^a Alberta Environmental Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

bird surveys; detection biases; sound attenuation; vocalizations

Indexed keywords

AVES; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 0030936045     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1370236     Document Type: Article

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