Feeding behavior of Common Eider ducklings in relation to availability of rockweed habitat and duckling age

Waterbirds

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 233-241

  Hamilton, Diana J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascophyllum nodosum; Bay of Fundy; Common Eider; Ducklings; Feeding behavior; Feeding habitat; Rockweed harvesting; Somateria mollissima

Indexed keywords

AGE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; WATERFOWL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF FUNDY;

ALGAE; ANATIDAE; ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM; AVES; INVERTEBRATA; MILETINAE; PILEA MICROPHYLLA; SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA;

EID: 0035697986     PISSN: 07386028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1522035     Document Type: Article

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