Can researchers conceal their scent from predators in artificial nest studies?

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 814-820

  Donalty, S M ^a   Henke, S E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depredation; Dog; Ground nests; Human odors; Predators; Scent

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEST; HUMAN ACTIVITY; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; PREDATION;

EID: 0034765404     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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