Flock formation and the role of plumage colouration in Ardeidae

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 683-693

  Green, M Clay ^a   Leberg, Paul L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

DECOYS; FLOCK FORMATION; PLUMAGE COLOURATION; WHITE PLUMAGE;

BIODIVERSITY;

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; ATTRACTANT; COLOR; PLUMAGE; WADER;

ARDEA ALBA; ARDEIDAE; AVES; CASMERODIUS; EGRETTA CAERULEA; EGRETTA RUFESCENS; EGRETTA THULA;

EID: 26844490415     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-058     Document Type: Article

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