Factors influencing the annual risk of birdwindow collisions at residential structures in Alberta, Canada

Wildlife Research

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 583-592

  Bayne, Erin M ^a   Scobie, Corey A ^a   Rawson Clark, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COLLISION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MORTALITY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RISK FACTOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

AVES;

EID: 84866977354     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR11179     Document Type: Article

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