Using optimal foraging theory to determine the density of mussels Mytilus Edulis that can be harvested by hammering oystercatchers Haematopus Ostralegus

Ardea

Volumn 84, Issue PART A, 1996, Pages 141-152

  Meire, Patrick M ^a,b  

^a Ministry of the Flemish Community   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Energy intake; Haematopus ostralegus; Mytilus edulis; Oystercatcher; Prey availability; Prey choice; Shell thickness

Indexed keywords

HAEMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS; MYTILUS EDULIS; BIVALVIA;

BIRDS; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; HAMMERING; MUSSEL; OPTIMAL FORAGING THEORY; OYSTERCATCHER; OYSTERCATCHERS; PREY SELECTION; SHELL THICKNESS;

EID: 0030301165     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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