Diet composition and food consumption of the grey heron (Ardea cinerea) from breeding colonies in northern Poland

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 191-198

  Jakubas, Dariusz ^a   Mioduszewska, Agnieszka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Heronries; Pellets; Regurgitated food

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARDEA CINEREA; ARDEIDAE; ARVICOLA TERRESTRIS; AVES; COLEOPTERA; DYTISCUS MARGINALIS; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS; MICROTUS RICHARDSONI; MURIDAE; NEOGOBIUS; PHALACROCORACIDAE;

EID: 23944444557     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-005-0096-x     Document Type: Article

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