Experimental method to investigate and monitor bird behavior and damage in vineyards

American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 288-291

  Saxton, Valerie P ^a   Creasy, Glen L ^a   Paterson, Adrian M ^a   Trought, Michael C T ^b  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Marlborough Wine Research Center   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Artificial grapes; Bird damage

Indexed keywords

AVES; TURDUS; TURDUS MERULA; VITACEAE; VITIS SP.; ZOSTEROPS; ZOSTEROPS LATERALIS;

EID: 5344219686     PISSN: 00029254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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