American Dipper, Cinclus mexicanus, foraging on Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus sp., eggs

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 288-290

  Obermeyer, Kim E ^a   Hodgson, Angela ^a   Willson', Mary F ^a  

^a Forestry Sciences Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

American Dipper; Cinclus mexicanus; Foraging; Oncorhynchus; Pacific Salmon; Predation; Southeastern Alaska

Indexed keywords

EGG; FORAGING EFFICIENCY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033018189     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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