Validation of the water offloading technique for diet assessment: An experimental study with Cory's shearwaters (Calonectris diomedea)

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 474-478

  Neves, Verónica C ^a,c   Bolton, Mark ^a   Monteiro, Luís R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^c IBLS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calonectris diomedea; Feeding trial; Validation study; Water offloading technique

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOPOD; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

AVES; CALONECTRIS DIOMEDEA; CEPHALOPODA; CRUSTACEA; PROCELLARIIDAE;

EID: 33747878248     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-005-0040-6     Document Type: Article

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