Nesting Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) show little behavioral response to fixed-wing drone surveys 1

• Published in: Drone Systems and Applications
• Main Authors: Susan N. Ellis-Felege, Tanner Stechmann, Samuel Hervey, Christopher J. Felege, Robert F. Rockwell, Andrew F. Barnas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; animal behavior; Common Eider; disturbance; drone; nest camera; Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics; TL1-4050; Recess; Somateria mollissima
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/juvs-2021-0012; https://doaj.org/article/8a22c056c36f4b1fb173983c33b83f34

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