Variation in home-range size and movements of wintering dabbling ducks

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 183-193

  Legagneux, Pierre ^a   Blaize, Christine ^b   Latraube, Franck ^b   Gautier, Jérôme ^b   Bretagnolle, Vincent ^a  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^b Ferme de Plaisance   (France)

Author keywords

Anatidae; Dabbling ducks; Nearest neighbor cluster analysis; Radio tracking; Space use

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLY; HOME RANGE; HUNTING; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; WATERFOWL; WINTER;

NORTH AMERICA;

ANAS; ANAS ACUTA; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANATIDAE;

EID: 57649192830     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-008-0333-7     Document Type: Article

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