White-winged Crossbills obtain forage from river otter feces

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 181-184

  Gallant, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPROPHAGY; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALE BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE;

CANADA; KOUCHIBOUGUAC NATIONAL PARK; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CARNIVORA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LONTRA; LONTRA CANADENSIS; LOXIA; LOXIA LEUCOPTERA; MAMMALIA; PASSERIFORMES; SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS;

EID: 6344261885     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/03-109     Document Type: Article

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