A comparison of nocturnal call counts of migrating birds and reflectivity measurements on Doppler radar

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 365-369

  Farnsworth, Andrew ^a   Gauthreaux Jr , Sidney A ^b   Van Blaricom, Donald ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AVIFAUNA; DOPPLER RADAR; MIGRATORY SPECIES; VOCALIZATION;

AVES;

EID: 3543118469     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2004.03180.x     Document Type: Article

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