Kleptoparasitism as an important feeding strategy for migrating Wigeon Anas penelope

Wildfowl

Volumn , Issue SPECIAL ISSUE 2, 2009, Pages 158-166

  Thomas, Eske Holm ^a   Preben, Clausen ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cbara; Feeding depth; Feeding ecology; Hunting disturbance; Ruppia

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CHAROPHYTE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING ECOLOGY; GRASS; HUNTING; KLEPTOPARASITISM; MACROPHYTE; MIGRATORY POPULATION; NUTRITIVE VALUE; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

ANAS PENELOPE; CHARA; CHARACEAE; CHARALES; CYGNUS OLOR; FULICA ATRA; RUPPIA; RUPPIA MARITIMA;

EID: 77249116878     PISSN: 09546324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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