Activity patterns of the Mute Swans Cygnus olor wintering in rural and urban areas: A comparison

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-51

  Józkowicz, Alicja ^a   Gorska Klek ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Birds; Foraging; Mute Swan Cygnus olor; Wintering

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AGGRESSION; FORAGING; MUTE SWAN; WINTERING;

POLAND, KRAKOW PROVINCE, KRAKOW;

CYGNUS OLOR;

EID: 0030429003     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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