Effect of investigator disturbance on nest attendance and egg predation in Eurasian Oystercatchers

Auk

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 503-508

  Verboven, N ^a   Ens, B J ^a   Dechesne, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; EGG PREDATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NEST GUARDING; SALTMARSH; SHOREBIRD;

NETHERLANDS; SCHIERMONNIKOOG;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; HAEMATOPODIDAE; HAEMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS; LARUS ARGENTATUS; LARUS CANUS;

EID: 0034953782     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089811     Document Type: Article

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