Understanding bird collisions with man-made objects: a sensory ecology approach

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• collision 50%
• bird 50%
• ecology 46%
• flight 25%
• detection 17%
• wind turbine 16%
• hazard 10%
• power line 10%
• field of view 8%
• visibility 7%
• travel 6%
• flow field 6%
• predator 6%
• artifact 6%
• sound 6%
• communication 5%
• animal 5%
• speed 4%
• world 4%
• rate 2%

Agriculture & Biology

• sensory ecology 100%
• birds 36%
• flight 31%
• wind turbines 23%
• foraging 11%
• yaws 11%
• power lines 10%
• fences 9%
• travel 7%
• wire 7%
• animal communication 6%
• eyes 5%
• predators 5%
• animals 3%