Differential survival in adult Eurasian oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 530-535

  Durell, Sarah E A Le V Dit ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; OVERWINTERING; PASSERINE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SOCIAL STATUS; SPECIALIZATION; SURVIVAL; WADER;

AVES; HAEMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS;

EID: 34548551372     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2007.04177.x     Document Type: Article

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