An updated account of wading bird foraging behavior

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 105-107

  Kelly, Jay F ^a,b   Gawlik, Dale E ^a   Kieckbusch, David K ^a,c  

^a EVERGLADES DIVISION   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WADER;

ARDEA; ARDEA ALBA; ARDEA HERODIAS; AVES; BUTORIDES; BUTORIDES VIRESCENS; EGRETTA CAERULEA; EGRETTA THULA; EGRETTA TRICOLOR; EUDOCIMUS ALBUS; IBIS; MYCTERIA; MYCTERIA AMERICANA; PLEGADIS; PLEGADIS FALCINELLUS; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 1942504738     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/02-053     Document Type: Article

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