Techniques to improve the accuracy of location estimation using light-level geolocation to track shorebirds

Wader Study Group Bulletin

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 147-158

  Porter, Ron ^a   Smith, Paul A ^b  

^a National Wildlife Research Centre ^*  (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analysis; Arenaria interpres; Bias; Calidris canutus; Error; Geolocation; Geolocator; Migration; Red knot; Ruddy turnstone; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ARENARIA INTERPRES; AVES; CALIDRIS CANUTUS; SOLANUM;

EID: 85020153178     PISSN: 02603799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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