Assessment of management techniques to reduce woodpecker damage to homes

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2061-2066

  Harding, Emily G ^a   Curtis, Paul D ^a   Vehrencamp, Sandra L ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Downy woodpecker; Hairy woodpecker; P. Villosus; Picoides pubescens; Woodpecker damage; Woodpecker deterrent

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIRD; PEST CONTROL;

ITHACA [NEW YORK]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; TOMPKINS COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

AVES; PICIDAE; PICOIDES PUBESCENS; PICOIDES VILLOSUS; STRIGIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 48249106192     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-491     Document Type: Article

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