Dynamics of foraging behavior associated with variation in habitat and forage availability in captive Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) goslings in Alaska

Auk

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 210-223

  Herzog, Mark P ^a,b   Sedincer, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING PRESSURE; WATERFOWL;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; BRANTA; BRANTA BERNICLA; BRANTA BERNICLA NIGRICANS; CAREX; CAREX SUBSPATHACEA; TRIGLOCHIN; TRIGLOCHIN PALUSTRIS;

EID: 1242265432     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4090071     Document Type: Article

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