Prey abundance and habitat use by migratory shorebirds at coastal stopover sites in Connecticut

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 223-231

  Placyk Jr , J S ^a,b   Harrington, B A ^a  

^a Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Connecticut; Foraging behavior; Habitat selection; Resource availability; Shorebirds; Stopover areas; Waders

Indexed keywords

ARENARIA INTERPRES; AVES; CICONIIFORMES; CRUSTACEA; HAEMATOPODIDAE; HAEMATOPUS; HAEMATOPUS PALLIATUS; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; POLYCHAETA; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 4243160793     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-75.3.223     Document Type: Review

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