The feeding strategy of the dunlin (Calidris alpina L.) in artificial and non-artificial habitats at Ria de Aveiro, Portugal

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 475-476, Issue , 2002, Pages 335-343

  Luis A ^a   Goss Custard, J D ^b   Moreira, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dunlin; High tide feeding; Natural mudflats; Ria de Aveiro; Salt pans; Waders

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FEEDING; OCEAN HABITATS; SALTS; TIDES;

AGRICULTURAL LANDS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MUDFLAT; SALT PAN; TIDE; WADER;

PORTUGAL;

AVES; CALIDRIS; CALIDRIS ALPINA; CHARADRII; SCOLOPACIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037095964     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020339409151     Document Type: Article

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