Wireless telecommunications and night flying birds: We may be sacrificing millions of migrants for convenience, entertainment and profit

Biodiversity

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-17

  Anderson, Paul K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 77951517461     PISSN: 14888386     EISSN: 21600651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14888386.2003.9712622     Document Type: Article

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