Habitat selection and diet of lapwing Vanellus vanellus chicks on coastal farmland in S.W. Sweden

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1030-1040

  Johansson, Olof C ^a   Blomqvist, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

diet; farmland; food supply; habitat use; lapwing chicks

Indexed keywords

VANELLUS VANELLUS;

DIET; FARMLAND; HABITAT USE; LAPWING;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0030302024     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404683     Document Type: Article

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