Assessing bird avoidance of high-contrast lights using a choice test approach: implications for reducing human-induced avian mortality
Background Avian collisions with man-made objects and vehicles (e.g., buildings, cars, airplanes, power lines) have increased recently. Lights have been proposed to alert birds and minimize the chances of collisions, but it is challenging to choose lights that are tuned to the avian eye and can also...
Main Authors: | Benjamin Goller, Bradley F. Blackwell, Travis L. DeVault, Patrice E. Baumhardt, Esteban Fernández-Juricic |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2018-09-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/5404.pdf |
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