Prey abundance and the strength of interference in a foraging shorebird

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 254-265

  Triplet, Patrick ^a   Stillman, Richard A ^b   Goss Custard, John D ^b  

^a SMACOPI ^*  (France)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cockle Cerastoderma edule; Foraging behaviour; Interference competition; Kleptoparasitism; Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus

Indexed keywords

PREDATION; PREY AVAILABILITY; SHOREBIRD;

CERASTODERMA EDULE; HAEMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 0033034181     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00280.x     Document Type: Article

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