The influence of social interactions on the foraging path of Bewick's Swans Cygnus columbianus bewickii

Ardea

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 477-484

  Klaassen, Raymond H G ^a,c   Nolet, Bart A ^a   Bankert, Daniëlle ^a,b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Animal movement; Cygnus columbianus bewickii; Interference; Optimal foraging; Search path; Social dominance

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TUBER; WATERFOWL; WEED;

ANIMALIA; CYGNUS; CYGNUS COLUMBIANUS BEWICKII; FOENICULUM VULGARE; PECTINATUS; POTAMOGETON PECTINATUS;

EID: 34248140707     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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