Efficacy of using radio transmitters to monitor least tern chicks

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-91

  Whittier, Joanna B ^a,b   Leslie Jr , David M ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; RETENTION; SEABIRD; TAGGING;

GALLUS GALLUS; LARIDAE; STERNA ANTILLARUM;

EID: 17844393407     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/04-062     Document Type: Article

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