Optimizing Sampling Design to Deal with Mist-Net Avoidance in Amazonian Birds and Bats
Optimizing Sampling Design to Deal with Mist-Net Avoidance in Amazonian Birds and Bats
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
United States: Public Library of Science
Journal title
Language
English
Formats
Publication information
Publisher
United States: Public Library of Science
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
Mist netting is a widely used technique to sample bird and bat assemblages. However, captures often decline with time because animals learn and avoid the locations of nets. This avoidance or net shyness can substantially decrease sampling efficiency. We quantified the day-to-day decline in captures of Amazonian birds and bats with mist nets set at...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Optimizing Sampling Design to Deal with Mist-Net Avoidance in Amazonian Birds and Bats
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
TN_cdi_plos_journals_1433806933
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1433806933
Other Identifiers
ISSN
1932-6203
E-ISSN
1932-6203
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0074505
