American Wigeon Anas americana vigilance behaviour on suburban golf courses

Wildfowl

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 105-114

  Berl, Jacob L ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas americana; Anti predatory behaviour; Golf course habitat; Human activity; Safe habitat hypothesis

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GOLF COURSE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; ORNITHOLOGY; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; SUBURBAN AREA; VIGILANCE; WATERFOWL;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84895509962     PISSN: 09546324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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