Monitoring bird migration with a fixed-beam radar and a thermal-imaging camera

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 319-328

  Gauthreaux Jr , Sidney A ^a   Livingston, John W ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flight altitude; Migration; Migration traffic rate; Radar; Thermal imager

Indexed keywords

AVES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 33748449068     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2006.00060.x     Document Type: Review

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