Spatial organization of foraging within a Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus colony

Ibis

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 144-149

  Prévot Julliard, Anne Caroline ^a,b   Lebreton, Jean Dominique ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARUS RIDIBUNDUS;

EID: 2542509614     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1999.tb04275.x     Document Type: Article

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