Detecting tropical nocturnal birds using automated audio recordings

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 279-287

  Goyette, Jennifer L ^a   Howe, Robert W ^a   Wolf, Amy T ^a   Robinson, W Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GREEN BAY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic recordings; Automatic species detection; Avian sampling techniques; Nocturnal census; Tropical owls

Indexed keywords

AVES; CICCABA NIGROLINEATA; LOPHOSTRIX CRISTATA; NYCTIBIIDAE; NYCTIBIUS GRANDIS; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 80052012269     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2011.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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