Vigilance behaviour of American Wigeon Anas americana foraging in pastures

Wildfowl

Volumn 61, Issue , 2011, Pages 142-151

  Berl, Jacob L ^a   Black, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti predator behaviour; Distance from water; Grazing; Head up posture; Scanning

Indexed keywords

EPHEMERAL LAKE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; PASTURE; POND; REFUGE; VIGILANCE; WATERFOWL;

EID: 83155193245     PISSN: 09546324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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