The diet of the Dipper Cinclus cinclus as represented by faecal and regurgitate pellets: A comparison

Bird Study

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 338-347

  Taylor, Alison J ^a   O'Halloran, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cinclus

Indexed keywords

DIET; DIPPER;

IRELAND;

CINCLIDAE; CINCLUS CINCLUS;

EID: 0030663352     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659709461069     Document Type: Article

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