Switching to a feeding method that obstructs vision increases head-up vigilance in dabbling ducks

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 345-350

  Guillemain, Matthieu ^a,b   Duncan, Patrick ^a   Fritz, Herve ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGE; VIGILANCE; WATERFOWL;

ANAS; ANAS CLYPEATA; ANAS CRECCA; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; ANSER; AVES;

EID: 0035707912     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2001.320409.x     Document Type: Article

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