Foraging patch selection by Snail Kites in response to vegetation structure and prey abundance and availability

Waterbirds

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 88-94

  Bennetts, Roberts E ^a,c   Darby, Philip C ^b   Karunaratne, Laksiri B ^b  

^a USGS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^c USDI   (United States)

Author keywords

Apple snail; Florida; Foraging; Habitat; Rostrhamus sociabilis; Snail Kite

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; PREY AVAILABILITY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ACCIPITRIDAE; ELEOCHARIS; GASTROPODA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PANICUM; POMACEA PALUDOSA; ROSTRHAMUS; ROSTRHAMUS SOCIABILIS;

EID: 33646051834     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2006)29[88:FPSBSK]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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