Observations on the diet of the North African houbara bustard during the non-breeding season

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 82, Issue , 2012, Pages 53-59

  Bourass, K ^a,b   Leger J F ^a   Zaime, A ^c   Qninba, A ^b   Rguibi, H ^d   El Agbani, M A ^b   Benhoussa, A ^b   Hingrat, Y ^a  

^a Emirates Center for Wildlife Propagation (ECWP)   (Morocco)

^b MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^c INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II   (Morocco)

^d CHOUAIB DOUKKALI UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Omnivorous; Opportunistic feeder; Steppeland bird

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; DIET; HERBARIUM; OMNIVORY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STEPPE; STOMACH CONTENT;

MOROCCO;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CHLAMYDOTIS UNDULATA UNDULATA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84858971131     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.02.016     Document Type: Article

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