Differences in foraging behaviour of sympatric coots with different conservation status

Wildlife Research

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 612-616

  Varo, Nico ^a   Amat, Juan A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOOD QUALITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT USE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WETLAND;

ANIMALIA; FULICA ATRA; FULICA CRISTATA; RALLIDAE;

EID: 56649119151     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR07179     Document Type: Article

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