Coastal habitat use by Wood Storks during the non-breeding season

Waterbirds

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 429-435

  Bryan, Jr ^a   Gaines, K F ^a   Eldridge, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal; Foraging; Habitat use; Mycteria americana; Non breeding season; Roosting; Wood Stork

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; ROOST SITE; WADER; WETLAND;

GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; MYCTERIA AMERICANA; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 0036956434     PISSN: 07386028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2002)025[0429:chubws]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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