The application of motion-sensitive transmitters to record activity and foraging patterns of oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus

Ardea

Volumn 84, Issue PART A, 1996, Pages 29-38

  Exo, Klaus Michael ^a   Scheiffarth, Gregor ^a   Haesihus, Uwe ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

Author keywords

Haematopus ostralegus; Oystercatcher; Radio telemetry; Time budget

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ACTIVITY PATTERNS; BIRDS; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; OYSTERCATCHER; RADIO TELEMETRY; RADIOTELEMETRY;

HAEMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS;

EID: 0030301158     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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