Applications of thermal imaging in avian science

Ibis

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 4-15

  McCafferty, Dominic J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bird surveys; Infrared thermography; Thermal physiology; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; AVIFAUNA; CAPTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DISEASE CONTROL; ERROR ANALYSIS; INFRARED IMAGERY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; POULTRY; SONGBIRD; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84870766405     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12010     Document Type: Review

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