Factors influencing daily food-intake patterns in birds: A case study with wintering common cranes

Condor

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 330-339

  Bautista, Luis M ^a   Alonso, Juan Carlos ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Common crane; Daily foraging routines; Food availability; Grus grus; Winter

Indexed keywords

AVES; GRUIDAE; GRUS GRUS;

EID: 84878532008     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2013.120080     Document Type: Article

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