Use of satellite telemetry to identify common loon migration routes, staging areas and wintering range

Waterbirds

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 449-458

  Kenow, Kevin P ^a   Meyer, Michael W ^b   Evers, David C ^c   Douglas, David C ^a   Hines, Jeff ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (Retired)   (United States)

^c BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Common Loon; Gavia immer; Migration; Movements; Platform terminal transmitter; PTT; Radiomark; Satellite telemetry; Wintering

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; DISPERSAL; MIGRATION ROUTE; OVERWINTERING; STOPOVER;

(NORTH); UNITED STATES;

AVES; GAVIA IMMER; GAVIIDAE;

EID: 0036961510     PISSN: 07386028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2002)025[0449:uostti]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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