Do moulting greylag geese anser anser forage in proximity to water in response to food availability and/or quality?

Bird Study

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 266-274

  Fox, Anthony D ^a   Kahlert, Johnny ^a  

^a D   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD QUALITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MOLT; PREDATION RISK; WATERFOWL;

DENMARK; SALTHOLM;

ANAS; ANSER; ANSER ANSER; ANSER SP.; AVES; PUCCINELLIA; PUCCINELLIA MARITIMA;

EID: 0033764164     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650009461186     Document Type: Article

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