Individual behavioural variability of an ecological generalist: Activity patterns and local movements of Mallards Anas platyrhynchos in winter

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 713-726

  Sauter, Annette ^a,b   Korner, Pius ^a   Fiedler, Wolfgang ^c   Jenni, Lukas ^a  

^a SCHWEIZERISCHE VOGELWARTE   (Switzerland)

^b F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Daily activity pattern; Land use; Mallard; Winter

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; DIURNAL VARIATION; FLIGHT; GENERALIST; HABITAT USE; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; MOVEMENT; ORNITHOLOGY; RADIOTELEMETRY; RAINFALL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATERFOWL; WIND VELOCITY; WINTER;

SWITZERLAND;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS;

EID: 84865130153     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0788-9     Document Type: Article

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