Seasonal mass changes of Lesser Knots (Calidris canutus) in New Zealand

Notornis

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 143-153

  Battley, Phil F ^a,b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calidris canutus; Lesser Knot; Mass; Shorebirds

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; MIGRATION; WADER;

NEW ZEALAND;

AVES; CALIDRIS CANUTUS; CHARADRIIFORMES; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 0032753716     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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