Detection of Bald Eagles during aerial surveys in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 299-304

  Bowman, Timothy D ^a   Schempf, Philip F ^a  

^a U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial survey; Bald Eagle; Detection rates; Haliaeetus leucocephalus; Prince William Sound, Alaska; Visibility bias

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; RAPTOR; SAMPLING BIAS;

UNITED STATES;

HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS;

EID: 0033494878     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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