Detection and discrimination of fauna in the aerosphere using Doppler weather surveillance radar

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-23

  Gauthreaux Jr , Sidney A ^a   Livingston, John W ^a   Belser, Carroll G ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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AVES; HEXAPODA;

EID: 47249151013     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icn021     Document Type: Review

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