Equipment and techniques for nocturnal wildlife studies

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1036-1044

  Allison, Nichole L ^a   Destefano, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Grus americana; Grus canadensis pratensis; Image enhancement or intensifiers; Night vision equipment; Nightscope; Nocturnal activity and behavior; Sandhill crane; Techniques and optics; Whooping crane

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EQUIPMENT; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; RESEARCH;

ANIMALIA; GRUIDAE; GRUS; GRUS AMERICANA; GRUS CANADENSIS; GRUS CANADENSIS PRATENSIS;

EID: 33845929821     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[1036:EATFNW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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