Activity patterns, diet, and feeding efficiency of Harlequin Ducks breeding in northern Labrador

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 902-909

  Rodway, Michael S ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; WATERFOWL;

CANADA;

HISTRIONICUS HISTRIONICUS;

EID: 0031731858     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-019     Document Type: Article

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