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Territory mapping (Aves)

Subcategory: territorial behavior
Standard reference: Price & Bock, 1983; Archuleta, 1999; Osborn, 1999; Feck & Hall 2004
Papers: 9 | Mentions: 9

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Description

Territory delineation by following singing males and recording GPS coordinates of singing locations to map territory boundaries and calculate area and perimeter.

Typical Equipment

  • GPS unit
  • binoculars
  • flagging materials
  • GIS software

Output Measurements

  • territory area
  • territory perimeter
  • territory shape