Interruptions of terrestrial feeding as a way to decrease the non-digestible fraction of the bolus: Field observations and laboratory experiments in Mallard

Wildfowl

Volumn 50, Issue , 1999, Pages 123-132

  Guillemain, M ^a   Corbin, J ^a   Fritz, H ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Experiments; Food intake; Foraging tactic

Indexed keywords

DIGESTION; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRANCE; NATURE RESERVE; WINTERING;

DIGESTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; WATER USE; WATERFOWL;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS;

EID: 0033379795     PISSN: 09546324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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