Factors affecting flight initiation distance in American Robins

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1796-1800

  Eason, Perri K ^a   Sherman, Peter T ^b   Rankin, Otwell ^b   Coleman, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flight initiation distance; Human disturbance; Risk assessment; Set back distance; Turdus migratorius; Wildlife watching

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AVOIDANCE REACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY SPECIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SONGBIRD;

TURDUS MIGRATORIUS;

EID: 33846798446     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[1796:FAFIDI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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