Review and meta-analysis of camera effects on avian nest success

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 287-293

  Richardson, T Will ^a   Gardali, Thomas ^b   Jenkins, Stephen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Camera; Nest predators; Nest success; Surveillance; Video

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; META-ANALYSIS; MONITORING; NEST PREDATION; NESTING SUCCESS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TERRITORY; VEGETATION TYPE; VIDEOGRAPHY;

AVES;

EID: 67651150363     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-566     Document Type: Article

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