Stopover ecology of Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa limosa in Portuguese rice fields: A guide on where to feed in winter

Bird Study

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 194-202

  Lourenço, Pedro M ^a   Piersma, Theunis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING GROUND; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; PADDY FIELD; STOPOVER; WADER;

AVES; LIMOSA; LIMOSA LIMOSA; LIMOSA LIMOSA LIMOSA;

EID: 47249112548     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650809461522     Document Type: Article

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