Sleep-vigilance trade-off in Green-winged Teals (Anas crecca crecca)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2214-2218

  Gauthier Clerc, Michel ^a   Tamisier, Alain ^a   Cezilly, Frank ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUP SIZE; SLEEP; TRADE-OFF; VIGILANCE; WATERFOWL;

FRANCE;

ANAS; ANAS CRECCA; ANAS CRECCA CRECCA; ANATIDAE; ANSER; ANSERIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032324035     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-166     Document Type: Article

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