Dam effects on the wintering strategy and habitat use of Greylag Goose (Anser anser) in Ichkeul National Park, North Tunisia

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 635-641

  Hamdi, Nabil ^a   Charfi, Faouzia ^a   Moali, Aissa ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEJAIA   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Abundance; Activity budget; Dam; Greylag goose; Habitat use

Indexed keywords

ANSER; ANSER ANSER;

EID: 52449110009     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-008-0189-4     Document Type: Article

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