Advances in tracking small migratory birds: A technical review of light-level geolocation

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 121-137

  Bridge, Eli S ^a   Kelly, Jeffrey F ^a   Contina, Andrea ^a   Gabrielson, Richard M ^b   MacCurdy, Robert B ^c   Winkler, David W ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^c Cornell University   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal tracking; Data archive geolocator; Migratory songbirds; Passeriformes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; HARNESS; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 84878363903     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jofo.12011     Document Type: Article

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