Distribution of the White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala is affected by environmental factors in a mediterranean wetland

Zoological Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 783-792

  Atiénzar, Francisco ^a   Antón Pardo, Maria ^b   Armengol, Xavier ^b   Barba, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diving duck; Endangered species; Hydrological conditions; Limnological variables; Shoreline development index

Indexed keywords

ANAS; AVES; AYTHYA; CHIRONOMIDAE; OXYURA LEUCOCEPHALA;

EID: 84868591947     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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