UM Student Research Tests Ways to Reduce Errors in Wildlife Surveys (IMAGE)

The University of Montana

UM Student Research Tests Ways to Reduce Errors in Wildlife Surveys

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A new study by University of Montana researchers aims to identify less error-prone methods for performing wildlife surveys. As part of the experiment, researchers created call simulations featuring mashups of songs from 10 different bird species, including Brewer's sparrow, pictured here.

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Kaitlyn Strickfaden, University of Montana research associate

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