Spatial organization of the Dunlin Calidris alpina L. during winter - The existence of functional units

Bird Study

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 97-103

  Luís, António ^a   Goss Custard, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANAS; AVES; CALIDRIS ALPINA; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 21244499370     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650509461379     Document Type: Article

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