Applications of thermal infrared imaging for research in aeroecology

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-59

  Hristov, Nickolay I ^a   Betke, Margrit ^a,b   Kunz, Thomas H ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 47249140843     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icn053     Document Type: Review

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