Numbers, diet and feeding methods of common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna wintering in the estuarine bays of Aiguillon and Marennes-Oléron, Western France

Wildfowl

Volumn 61, Issue , 2011, Pages 121-141

  Viain, Anouck ^a,d   Corre, Frédéric ^b   Delaporte, Philippe ^b   Joyeux, Emmanuel ^c   Bocher, Pierrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^b Ferme de la Prée Mizottiere ^*  (France)

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

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feeding activity; Food resources; Hydrobia ulvae; Mudflats; Wintering duck

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; DIET; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FECAL PELLET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MUDFLAT; POPULATION DENSITY; PREY AVAILABILITY; SALTMARSH; SNAIL; WATERFOWL;

AIGUILLON BAY; CHARENTE MARITIME; FRANCE; MARENNES-OLERON BAY; PAYS DE LA LOIRE; POITOU-CHARENTES; VENDEE;

EID: 83155188476     PISSN: 09546324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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