Foraging behavior of the American oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus pitanay (Murphy 1925) on the intertidal ascidian Pyura praeputialis (Heller 1878) in the Bay of Antofagasta, Chile

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-26

  Pacheco, C J ^a   Castilla, J C ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

American oystercatcher; Chile; Foraging behavior; Pyura praeputialis

Indexed keywords

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; HAEMATOPUS PALLIATUS; OSTREIDAE; PALLIATUS; PATELLIDAE; PYURA; PYURA PRAEPUTIALIS;

EID: 0034962458     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101640170013     Document Type: Article

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