Estimating the use of tidal flats by waders: Inaccuracies due to the response of birds to the tidal cycle

Bird Study

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-38

  Dias, Maria P ^a   Granadeiro, José P ^a   Martins, Ricardo C ^a   Palmeirim, Jorge M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; TIDAL CYCLE; TIDAL FLAT; WADER;

AVES; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 33644673766     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650609461413     Document Type: Article

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