Effects of jet aircraft overflights on parental care of peregrine falcons

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 499-509

  Palmer, Angela G ^a,b   Nordmeyer, Dana L ^a,c   Roby, Daniel D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ABR Inc   (United States)

^c 354 Civil Engineering Squadron   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Falco peregrinus; Low altitude jet overflights; Nest attendance; Nestling provisioning rates; Peregrine falcon; Time activity budgets

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FOOD PROVISIONING; PARENTAL CARE; RAPTOR;

CICONIIFORMES; FALCO; FALCO PEREGRINUS; PEREGRINUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 0038503397     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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