Predictors of vigilance for American Crows foraging in an urban environment

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 481-489

  Ward, Camille ^a,b   Low, Bobbi S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b GREAT LAKES FISHERY COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN CROW; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; GROUP SIZE; URBAN AREA; VIGILANCE;

CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS;

EID: 0030822625     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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