Evolution of foraging strategies in shorebirds: An ecomorphological approach

Auk

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 712-725

  Barbosa, Andrés ^a   Moreno, Eulalia ^a,b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOMORPHOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FEEDING MECHANISM; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SHOREBIRD;

SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 0032866456     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089332     Document Type: Article

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