Density and foraging habitat selection of waterbirds breeding in the San Luis Valley of Colorado

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 808-819

  Laubhan, Murray K ^a   Gammonley, James H ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Colorado Division of Wildlife ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

American avocet; Cinnamon teal; Foraging; Gadwall; Habitat selection; Killdeer; Mallard; Redhead; San Luis Valley; White faced ibis; Wilson's phalarope

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; DENSITY; HABITAT SELECTION;

COLORADO; SAN LUIS VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

ANAS CYANOPTERA; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS STREPERA; AYTHYA AMERICANA; CHARADRIUS VOCIFERUS; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; IBIS; PHALAROPUS TRICOLOR; PLATYRHYNCHOS; PLEGADIS CHIHI; RECURVIROSTRA AMERICANA; STREPERA;

EID: 0033933853     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802751     Document Type: Article

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