Red knots with different winter destinations: Differential use of an autumn stopover area

Waterbirds

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 357-363

  Harrington, Brian A ^a   Koch, Stephanie ^b   Niles, Larry K ^c   Kalasz, Kevin ^d  

^a Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences   (United States)

^b US Fish & Wildlife Service Massachusetts   (United States)

^c New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife   (United States)

^d Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife   (United States)

Author keywords

Calidris canutus rufa; differential migration; endangered; habitat use; Massachusetts; migration stopover; molt; plumage; Red Knot; shorebird

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT USE; JUVENILE; MOLT; PLUMAGE; RED LIST; ROOSTING; STOPOVER; WADER;

CAPE COD; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CALIDRIS CANUTUS; CALIDRIS CANUTUS RUFA;

EID: 77957343996     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/063.033.0312     Document Type: Article

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