Spring census of mid-continent sandhill cranes using aerial infrared videography

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70-77

  Kinzel, Paul J ^a   Nelson, Jonathan M ^a   Parker, Randolph S ^a   Davis, Lawrence R ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Daws Aviation   (United States)

Author keywords

Grus canadensis; Infrared; Mid continent; Nebraska; Platte river; Population; Remote sensing; Roosting; Sandhill crane; Videography

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; INFRARED IMAGERY; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; POPULATION SIZE; ROOSTING;

NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; PLATTE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

GRUIDAE; GRUS CANADENSIS;

EID: 33646472948     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[70:SCOMSC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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