Breeding mute swan habitat selection when accounting for detectability: A plastic behaviour consistent with rapidly expanding populations

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1051-1056

  Gayet, Guillaume ^a,b   Eraud, Cyril ^b   Benmergui, Maurice ^b   Broyer, Joël ^b   Mesleard, François ^c,d   Fritz, H ^e   Guillemain, Matthieu ^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

Breeding; Detectability; Fishpond; Habitat selection; Mute swan (Cygnus olor)

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; CYGNUS; CYGNUS OLOR;

EID: 80052741114     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-011-0518-x     Document Type: Article

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