Using the risk-disturbance hypothesis to assess the relative effects of human disturbance and predation risk on foraging American Oystercatchers

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Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 716-725

  Peters, Kimberly A ^a,c   Otis, David L ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

American Oystercatcher; Boats; Disturbance; Haematopus palliatus; Risk disturbance hypothesis; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CIRCUS CYANEUS; HAEMATOPODIDAE; HAEMATOPUS PALLIATUS; PANDION HALIAETUS;

EID: 23744444250     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/0010-5422(2005)107[0716:UTRHTA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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