Sex differences in the stopover ecology of curlew sandpipers calidris ferruginea at a refuelling area during autumn migration

Bird Study

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 313-319

  Figuerola, Jordi ^a   Bertolero, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; STOPOVER; WADER;

SPAIN;

CALIDRIS FERRUGINEA;

EID: 0031767945     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659809461102     Document Type: Article

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