Validating the use of temperature data loggers to measure survival of songbird nests

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 357-364

  Weidinger, Karel ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Data logger; Nest predation; Nest survival; Predators; Video

Indexed keywords

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EID: 33751044565     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2006.00063.x     Document Type: Article

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