On the efficiency of using song playback during call count surveys of Red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa)

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 907-913

  Jakob, Christiane ^a,b   Ponce Boutin, Françoise ^b   Besnard, Aurélien ^c   Eraud, Cyril ^b  

^a FRC LR   (France)

^b OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Alectoris rufa; CMR models; France; Playback; Point counts; Red legged partridge

Indexed keywords

ALECTORIS RUFA; AVES;

EID: 78650178913     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-010-0388-7     Document Type: Article

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