Spatial, temporal and weather factors influencing the foraging behavior of migrating semipalmated sandpipers

Waterbirds

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 221-225

  Beauchamp, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calidris pusilla; Feeding behavior; Semipalmated Sandpiper; Weather

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREY LOCATION; WADER; WEATHER;

CALIDRIS PUSILLA;

EID: 33746930818     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2006)29[221:STAWFI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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