Habitat quality estimated from head-dipping time in trampling swans

Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 317-328

  Nolet, Bart A ^a   De Boer, Thijs ^a   De Vries, Peter P ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavioral indicators; Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii; Chara bulbils; Diving models; Matsalu Bay; Optimal foraging; Patch residence time; Prey density; Time allocation

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; FEEDING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT QUALITY; MIGRATION; MODELING; PATCH USE; STOPOVER; TRAMPLING; WADER;

BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MATSALU BAY; NORTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CHARA; CYGNUS; CYGNUS COLUMBIANUS; CYGNUS COLUMBIANUS BEWICKII; MAMMALIA;

EID: 47049089113     PISSN: 15659801     EISSN: 22244662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJEE.53.3.317     Document Type: Article

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