Foraging behaviour of damage-causing birds in table grape vineyards in the Orange River Valley, South Africa

South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 150-154

  Herrmann, E ^a   Anderson, M D ^b  

^a Deciduous Fruit Producers' Trust Research   (South Africa)

^b Environment and Conservation ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bird damage; Feeding guild; Foraging behaviour; Orange river; Table grapes

Indexed keywords

AVES; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; VITACEAE;

EID: 79959958180     PISSN: 0253939X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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