Bird density and mortality at windows

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 550-564

  Hager, Stephen B ^a   Trudell, Heidi ^b,d   Mckay, Kelly J ^c   Crandall, Stephanie M ^a,e   Mayer, Lance ^a,d  

^a AUGUSTANA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Principia College   (United States)

^c BioEco Research and Monitoring Center   (United States)

^d University of Illinois Extension Rock Island County ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES;

EID: 52749087840     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/07-075.1     Document Type: Article

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