Design of an harmonic radar for the tracking of the Asian yellow-legged hornet

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 2170-2178

  Milanesio, Daniele ^a   Saccani, Maurice ^a   Maggiora, Riccardo ^a   Laurino, Daniela ^b   Porporato, Marco ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asian hornet; Harmonic radar; Insect tracking; Vespa velutina

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959556957     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2011     Document Type: Article

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