Response of colonial Peruvian guano birds to flying UAVs: effects and feasibility for implementing new population monitoring methods

Background Drones are reliable tools for estimating colonial seabird numbers. Although most research has focused on methods of improving the accuracy of bird counts, few studies have evaluated the impacts of these methods on bird behavior. In this study, we examined the effects of the DJI Phantom 3...

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Main Authors: Cinthia Irigoin-Lovera, Diana M. Luna, Diego A. Acosta, Carlos B. Zavalaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-12-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
UAV
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/8129.pdf