Distribution, diet and dive behavior of Barrow's and Common goldeneyes during spring and autumn in the St. Lawrence estuary

Waterbirds

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 230-240

  Bourget, Dominic ^a   Savard, Jean Pierre L ^b   Guillemette, Magella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autumn distribution; Barrow's Goldeneye; Bucephala; Common Goldeneye; Competition; Food habits; Non breeding season; Spring distribution; Winter ecology

Indexed keywords

AUTUMN; COEXISTENCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DIET; DIVING BEHAVIOR; DOMINANCE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEABIRD; SPRING (SEASON);

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE ESTUARY;

AMPHIPODA; AVES; BUCEPHALA; BUCEPHALA CLANGULA; BUCEPHALA ISLANDICA; GASTROPODA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 34547403710     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2007)30[230:DDADBO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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