Are Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) really limiting fishpond use by waterbirds in the Dombes, Eastern France

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-53

  Gayet, Guillaume ^a,b   Guillemain, Matthieu ^b   Mesléard, François ^c,d   Fritz, H ^e   Vaux, Vincent ^a,b   Broyer, Joël ^b  

^a Fédération Départementale des Chasseurs de l'Ain   (France)

^b OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^c STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

^e LABORATOIRE DE BIOMÉTRIE ET BIOLOGIE EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Coot (Fulica atra); Ducks; Fishpond; Mute Swan (Cygnus olor); Territoriality

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; ORNITHOLOGY; POND; TERRITORIALITY; WATERFOWL;

AIN; DOMBES; FRANCE; RHONE-ALPES;

ANAS; AYTHYA FERINA; CYGNUS; CYGNUS OLOR; FULICA ATRA; NETTA RUFINA;

EID: 78650782553     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-010-0545-5     Document Type: Article

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