The diet of wintering waders in Cádiz Bay, southwest Spain

Bird Study

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-52

  Perez Hurtado, A ^a   Goss Custard, J D ^b   Garcia, F ^c  

^a Dept of Animal Biology and Ecology   (Spain)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calidris; Carcinus; Cerastoderma; Charadrius; Corbula; Diopatra; Enochrus; Ephydra; Gyrinus; Hediste; Himantopus; Hydrobia; Limosa; Numenius; Pluvialis; Pomatochistus; Potamonecte; Scrobicularia; Tringa

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; DIET; OVERWINTERING; TIDAL FLAT; WADER; WINTERING;

SPAIN, ANDALUCIA, CADIZ BAY;

CALIDRIS ALBA; CALIDRIS ALPINA; CALIDRIS MINUTA; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS; CHARADRIUS HIATICULA; HIMANTOPUS HIMANTOPUS; LIMOSA LAPPONICA; LIMOSA LIMOSA; NUMENIUS ARQUATA; PLUVIALIS SQUATAROLA; TRINGA TOTANUS;

EID: 0030620833     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659709461037     Document Type: Article

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