Validation of the labeled-water method for estimating food consumption in nestling herons

Auk

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 551-556

  Salatas, Johanna H ^a   Frederick, Peter C ^a   Nagy, Kenneth A ^a   Williams, Gary E ^a  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NESTLING; WATER CONTENT;

ANIMALIA; ARDEIDAE; AVES; EGRETTA TRICOLOR; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036097507     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/auk/119.2.551     Document Type: Article

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