Geographical and temporal patterns in the diet of pintail Anas acuta, wigeon Anas penelope, mallard Anas platyrhynchos and teal Anas crecca in the Western Palearctic

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1119-1129

  Dessborn, L ^a,b   Brochet, A L ^c   Elmberg, J ^a   Legagneux, P ^d,e   Gauthier Clerc, M ^c   Guillemain, M ^c  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

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

^d CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^e CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Dabbling duck; Europe; Food

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS ACUTA; ANAS CRECCA; ANAS PENELOPE; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; AVES; CAREX; HIPPURIS VULGARIS; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; INVERTEBRATA; ORYZA SATIVA; PECTINATUS; POTAMOGETON PECTINATUS; SCIRPUS;

EID: 80855144759     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-011-0577-z     Document Type: Review

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