Habitat utilisation, feeding tactics and age related feeding efficiency in the Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-39

  Skórka, Piotr ^a   Wójcik, Joanna D ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF NATURE CONSERVATION   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION OF ANIMALS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Feeding success; Klepto parasitism; Maturation; Optimal foraging

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT; JUVENILE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

AVES; CORVUS MONEDULA; LARUS CACHINNANS; LARUS RIDIBUNDUS;

EID: 37349127474     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0208-3     Document Type: Article

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