Plumage dimorphism in the Reddish Egret: Does plumage coloration influence foraging habitat use and tactics?

Waterbirds

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 519-524

  Green, M Clay ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b Texas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Egretta rufescens; Foraging behavior; Herons; Plumage coloration; Reddish egret; White plumage

Indexed keywords

DIMORPHISM; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; PLUMAGE; WADER;

ARDEIDAE; AVES; EGRETTA RUFESCENS;

EID: 33646243596     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2005)28[519:PDITRE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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