Feeding habitat characteristics of the Great Blue Heron and Great Egret Nesting along the Upper Mississippi River, 1995-1998

Waterbirds

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 454-468

  Custer, Christine M ^a   Suárez, Sarah A ^a   Olsen, Douglas A ^a  

^a UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ardea alba; Ardea herodias; Feeding habitat; Great Blue Heron; Great Egret; Upper Mississippi River

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; WADER;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ARDEA ALBA; ARDEA HERODIAS; ARDEIDAE; AVES;

EID: 13644277098     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2004)027[0454:FHCOTG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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