Visual fields, foraging and collision vulnerability in Gyps vultures

Ibis

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 626-631

  Martin, Graham R ^a   Portugal, Steven J ^b   Murn, Campbell P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c HAWK CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binocular vision; Blind area; Gyps africanus; Gyps fulvus; Vision; Visual fields; Wind turbines

Indexed keywords

COLLISION; EYE; ORNITHOLOGY; RAPTOR; VISION; VULNERABILITY; WIND TURBINE;

AVES; GYPS; GYPS AFRICANUS; GYPS FULVUS; IBIS;

EID: 84868623300     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2012.01227.x     Document Type: Article

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