Effects of body size and sex on foraging territoriality of the little egret (Egretta garzetta) in Japan

Auk

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 791-798

  Nota, Yukiko ^a,b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GENDER; TERRITORIALITY; WADER;

ARDEIDAE; AVES; EGRETTA; EGRETTA GARZETTA; SCOLOPACIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042925626     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/auk/120.3.791     Document Type: Article

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