Abundance of diurnal raptors in relation to prairie dog colonies: Implications for bird-aircraft strike hazard

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 811-815

  Merriman, Joel W ^a,c   Boal, Clint W ^a   Bashore, Terry L ^b   Zwank, Phillip J ^a   Wester, David B ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

^c Raedeke Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird aircraft strike hazard; Black tailed prairie dog; Cynomys ludovicianus; Falconiformes; Hawk; Raptor

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CANID; COLONY; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; PRAIRIE; PREDATOR CONTROL; RAPTOR;

GUNNERY RANGE; LUBBOCK COUNTY; MELROSE BOMBING; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIPITRINAE; AVES; BUTEO JAMAICENSIS; BUTEO REGALIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CIRCUS CYANEUS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; FALCO SPARVERIUS; FALCONIFORMES; RAPTORES;

EID: 53949093040     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-373     Document Type: Article

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