High water roost selection by waders: Maximizing feeding opportunities or avoiding predation?

Ibis

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 88-97

  Rosa, Susana ^a   Encarnação, Ana L ^a   Granadeiro, José P ^a   Palmeirim, Jorge M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING ECOLOGY; PREDATION RISK; ROOST SITE; SITE SELECTION; WADER;

SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 32444438532     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00497.x     Document Type: Article

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