Does heavy investment in foraging implicate low food acquisition for female Common Eiders Somateria mollissima?

Ornis Fennica

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 111-120

  Hario, Martti ^a   Öst, Markus ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGESTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; WATERFOWL;

BALTIC SEA;

BIVALVIA; MYTILUS EDULIS; SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA;

EID: 0036433864     PISSN: 00305685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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