Sonic broadcast unit for bird control in vineyards

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 819-825

  Berge, Andrew J ^a   Delwiche, Michael J ^a   Gorenzel, W Paul ^b   Salmon, Terrell P ^b  

^a Univ of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alarm call; American robin; Bird damage; Distress call; European starling; Grapes; House finch

Indexed keywords

ALARM SYSTEMS; BANDWIDTH; BIRDS; BROADCASTING; DIGITAL CIRCUITS; MICROCONTROLLERS;

BIRD DAMAGE; DISTRESS CALL; VINEYARDS;

CULTIVATION;

AVES; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; STURNUS VULGARIS; TURDUS MIGRATORIUS; VITACEAE; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 37549041967     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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