The use of infrared-triggered cameras for surveying phasianids in Sichuan Province, China

Ibis

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 299-309

  Li, Sheng ^a   Mcshea, William J ^b   Wang, Dajun ^a   Shao, Liangkun ^c   Shi, Xiaogang ^d  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Wanglang National Nature Reserve   (China)

^d Wolong Nature Reserve   (China)

Author keywords

Adult sex ratio; Daily activity pattern; Detection probability; Occupancy model; Temperate forest

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; GAMEBIRD; INFRARED IMAGERY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESEARCH WORK; SEX RATIO; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATE FOREST; VIDEOGRAPHY;

CHINA; SICHUAN; WANGLANG NATURE RESERVE; WOLONG NATURE RESERVE;

AVES; ITHAGINIS CRUENTUS; PHASIANIDAE; TETRAONIDAE; TRAGOPAN; TRAGOPAN TEMMINCKII;

EID: 77952468792     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.00989.x     Document Type: Article

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