Testing optimal foraging models for air-breathing divers

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 641-653

  Halsey, Lewis ^a   Woakes, Anthony ^a   Butler, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIVING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; RESPIRATION; WATERFOWL;

ANAS; ANAS SP.; AVES; AYTHYA; AYTHYA FULIGULA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037391204     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2003.2090     Document Type: Article

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