Feeding methods, visual fields and vigilance in dabbling ducks (Anatidae)

Functional Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 522-529

  Guillemain, M ^a,b,c,e   Martin, G R ^d   Fritz, H ^c  

^a OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

Author keywords

Anas clypeata; Anas penelope; Anatidae

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; VIGILANCE; VISION; WATERFOWL;

ANAS; ANAS CLYPEATA; ANAS PENELOPE; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; AVES; PENELOPE;

EID: 0036049088     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2002.00652.x     Document Type: Article

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