Where, when and how? Limitations of the techniques used to examine dietary preference of pacific gulls (Larus pacificus) using non-consumed parts of prey and regurgitated pellets of prey remains

Waterbirds

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 611-619

  Lindsay, Margaret C M ^a,b   Meathrel, Catherine E ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

avian diet; dietary assessment; ecological resource requirements; shorebirds

Indexed keywords

AVES; LARUS PACIFICUS;

EID: 78649362081     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695-31.4.611     Document Type: Article

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