Do breeding site characteristics influence breeding performance of the Purple Heron Ardea purpurea in the Camargue

Revue d'Ecologie (La Terre et la Vie)

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 269-281

  Thomas, F ^b   Deerenberg, C ^b   Lepley, M ^b   Hafner, H ^a  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; CLUTCH SIZE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MORTALITY; WADER;

FRANCE;

ARDEA PURPUREA;

EID: 0032719796     PISSN: 02497395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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