Vocal individuality as a potential long-term monitoring tool for Western Screech-owls, Megascops kennicottii

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 744-753

  Tripp, T M ^a,b   Otter, K A ^a,b  

^a Madrone Environmental Services Ltd   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDITION MONITORING; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

AVIAN SPECIES; FUNCTION ANALYSIS; MEGASCOPS KENNICOTTII; POPULATION MONITORING;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIRD; MONITORING; TRACKING; VOCALIZATION;

AVES; MEGASCOPS KENNICOTTII; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 33747042419     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-055     Document Type: Article

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