Nest-activity patterns and food-provisioning rates by Great Egrets (Ardea alba)

Waterbirds

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 504-510

  MacCarone, Alan D ^a   Brzorad, John N ^b   Stone, Heather M ^a  

^a Friends University   (United States)

^b LENOIR RHYNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

activity budget; Ardea alba; energetics; Great Egret; nest activity patterns; reproduction

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ADULT; BREEDING SEASON; COLONY STRUCTURE; FOOD PROVISIONING; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; WADER; WIND VELOCITY;

KANSAS; UNITED STATES; WICHITA;

ARDEA ALBA;

EID: 78651418544     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/063.033.0409     Document Type: Article

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