The function of habitat change during brood-rearing in the precocial Kentish plover Charadrius alexandrinus

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 73-79

  Kosztolányi, András ^a   Székely, Tamás ^a   Cuthill, Innes C ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brood movement; Habitat choice; Parental care; Precocial bird

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS;

EID: 34548704071     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10211-007-0032-z     Document Type: Article

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