Food habits of redheads (Aythya Americana) wintering in seagrass beds of coastal Louisiana and Texas, USA

Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages 239-250

  Michot, T C ^a   Woodin, M C ^b   Nault, A J ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chandeleur sound; Diet; Halodule; Laguna madre; Snail

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956419369     PISSN: 12178837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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