Time use, foraging behavior and microhabitat use in a temporary guild of spring-staging dabbling ducks (Anas spp.)

Ornis Fennica

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 157-168

  Arzel, Céline ^a,b,c   Elmberg, Johan ^a  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; TIME ALLOCATION; WATERFOWL;

ANAS; ANAS ACUTA; ANAS CLYPEATA; ANAS CRECCA; ANAS PENELOPE; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS QUERQUEDULA; ANAS SP.; AVES; INVERTEBRATA; PENELOPE;

EID: 12144249420     PISSN: 00305685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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