Flock size and human disturbance affect vigilance of endangered red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 101-105

  Wang, Zhi ^a,b,c   Li, Zhongqiu ^d   Beauchamp, Guy ^e   Jiang, Zhigang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c NANJING INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^d NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flock size; Human disturbance; Red crowned crane; Vigilance; Yancheng Biosphere Reserve

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; BUFFER ZONE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FIGHTING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NONLINEARITY; VIGILANCE; WADER;

CHINA; JIANGSU; YANCHENG NATURE RESERVE;

BALEARICA PAVONINA; GRUIDAE; GRUS JAPONENSIS;

EID: 78751574352     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.06.025     Document Type: Article

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