Spatial and temporal variation of habitat and prey utilization in the Great White Egret Ardea alba alba at Lake Neusiedl, Austria

Bird Study

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-136

  Nemeth, Erwin ^a   Schuster, Alexander ^b  

^a KONRAD LORENZ INSTITUTE FOR ETHOLOGY   (Austria)

^b Naturschutz Abteilung   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NEUSIEDLER SEE; WORLD;

AMPHIBIA; ARDEA ALBA; ARDEIDAE;

EID: 21244477154     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650509461382     Document Type: Article

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