Prey selection of the black stork in the African wintering area

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 276, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 276-284

  Chevallier, D ^a,b   Baillon, F ^b   Robin, J P ^a   Le Maho, Y ^a   Massemin Challet, S ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b IRD Centre d'Orleans   (France)

Author keywords

Biotic parameters of prey; Birds; Black stork; Interspecific selection; Intraspecific selection; Prey abundance

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOENERGETICS; BIOTIC FACTOR; BREEDING SITE; DIET; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FINFISH; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; POPULATION DECLINE; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SELECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL; WADER;

AFRICA;

AVES; CICONIA NIGRA; CICONIIDAE; PISCES; SILURIFORMES;

EID: 54249133056     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00488.x     Document Type: Article

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