Monitoring the feeding activity of nesting birds with an autonomous system: Case study of the endangered wryneck jynx torquilla

Bird Study

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 102-109

  Freitag, Anne ^a   Martinoli, Alcherio ^b   Urzelai, Joseba ^b  

^a Musee de Zoologie Lausanne   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AUTOMATION; BIRD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NESTING;

AVES; JYNX TORQUILLA; PICIDAE;

EID: 0034917868     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650109461207     Document Type: Article

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