Biotic and abiotic factors affecting the feeding behavior of the black-tailed Godwit

Waterbirds

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 393-520

  Dominguez, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aggression; Autumn migration; Black tailed Godwit; Feeding behavior; Limosa limosa; Spain; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INGESTION RATE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; KLEPTOPARASITISM; VIGILANCE; WADER;

ANDALUCIA; RIA DE HUELVA; SPAIN;

AVES; LARUS RIDIBUNDUS; LIMOSA; LIMOSA LIMOSA; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 0036951590     PISSN: 07386028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2002)025[0393:baafat]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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