Recording raptor behavior on the wing via accelerometry

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-177

  Halsey, Lewis G ^a   Portugal, Steven J ^b   Smith, Jennifer A ^b   Murn, Campbell P ^c   Wilson, Rory P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c HAWK CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Data logger; Flight; Raptor; Time energy budgets; Vulture

Indexed keywords

AQUILA RAPAX; AVES; GYPS FULVUS; PARABUTEO; PARABUTEO UNICINCTUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 66149192302     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2009.00219.x     Document Type: Article

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