Behavioural strategies of cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) foraging under challenging light conditions

Ibis

Volumn 150, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages 231-239

  White, Craig R ^a,d   Butler, Patrick J ^a   Grémillet, David ^b,c,e   Martin, Graham R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Diving; Greenland; Phalacrocorax; Predation; Vision

Indexed keywords

DIVING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIGHT INTENSITY; PREDATION; SEABIRD; VISION;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX; PHALACROCORAX CARBO;

EID: 50049135019     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00837.x     Document Type: Article

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