Variation in the use of pasture by breeding European Golden Plovers Pluvialis apricaria in relation to prey availability

Ibis

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 365-381

  Pearce Higgins, J W ^a,b   Yalden, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DRAINAGE; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HABITAT USE; PASTURE; PREY AVAILABILITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; PLUVIALIS APRICARIA; TIPULIDAE;

EID: 0041766303     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1474-919X.2003.00154.x     Document Type: Article

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