Survival and winter site-fidelity of Turnstones Arenaria interpres and Purple Sandpipers Calidris maritima in northeast England

Bird Study

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-44

  Burton, N H K ^a   Evans, P R ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arenaria; Calidris

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; OVERWINTERING; PURPLE SANDPIPER; SITE FIDELITY; SITE-FIDELITY; SURVIVAL; TURNSTONE;

UK, ENGLAND, CLEVELAND, HARTLEPOOL;

ARENARIA INTERPRES; CALIDRIS MARITIMA;

EID: 0030620832     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659709461036     Document Type: Article

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