Energy and macronutrient assimilation efficiencies of Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) feeding on the Polychaete Ragworm Nereis diversicolor

Auk

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 368-373

  Castro, Macarena ^a,d   Masero, Jose A ^b   Megina, Cesar ^a   Amat, Juan A ^c   Pérez Hurtado, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^d CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ECOSISTEMAS DE LA PATAGONIA CIEP   (Chile)

Author keywords

Assimilation efficiency; Charadrius alexandrinus; Macronutrients; Metabolizable energy; Nereis diversicolor; Shorebirds; Snowy Plover

Indexed keywords

DIET; ENERGY USE; FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; NUTRIENT USE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; SEABIRD; WADER;

AVES; CHARADRII; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS; NEANTHES DIVERSICOLOR; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 60449119839     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2008.060144     Document Type: Article

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