Activity budget of white-faced whistling-ducks during winter and spring in northern Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1119-1126

  Petrie, Scott A ^a,c   Petrie, Valerie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Nylsvley Research Station   (South Africa)

^c Long Point Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Fund   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Dendrocygna viduata; Diurnal; Foraging; KwaZulu Natal; Molt; Nocturnal; South Africa; White faced whistling duck

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ENERGY BUDGET; FORAGING; WILDFOWL;

KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

DENDROCYGNA VIDUATA;

EID: 0031926544     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802566     Document Type: Article

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