Impacts of salinity on growth and behavior of American avocet chicks

Waterbirds

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 119-125

  Hannam, Kristina M ^a   Oring, Lewis W ^a   Herzog, Mark P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

American Avocet; Behavior; Early development; Recurvirostra americana; Salinity

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY CONDITION; GROWTH; SALINIZATION; WADER; WETLAND;

(SOUTHWEST); UNITED STATES;

ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANSER; ANSER SP.; ARDEIDAE; AVES; CHARADRIIDAE; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; RECURVIROSTRA AMERICANA; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 0038363763     PISSN: 07386028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2003)026[0119:iosoga]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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