EFFICACY OF AIRCRAFT LANDING LIGHTS IN STIMULATING AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR IN BIRDS

• Main Authors: Blackwell, Bradley F., Burnhardt, Glen E.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2004
• Subjects: aircraft landing lights; avoidance behavior; bird strike; pulse frequency; wavelength; Environmental Sciences; Canada; The Landing; Branta canadensis
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/icwdm_usdanwrc/79; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/icwdm_usdanwrc/article/1077/viewcontent/blac041.pdf

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