Comparative diurnal and nocturnal diet and foraging in Eurasian Golden Plovers Pluvialis apricaria and Northern Lapwings Vanellus vanellus wintering on arable farmland

Ardea

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 243-257

  Gillings, Simon ^a   Sutherland, William J ^b,c  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthropod biometrics; Diet; Earthworm; Golden Plover; Lapwing; Nocturnal

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; ARTHROPOD; BIOMETRY; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIEBACK; DIET; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; EARTHWORM; FOOD INTAKE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARTHROPODA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; CARABIDAE; DIPLOPODA; PLUVIALIS; PLUVIALIS APRICARIA; VANELLUS; VANELLUS VANELLUS;

EID: 36349005894     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5253/078.095.0207     Document Type: Article

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