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Foraging Behavior of Some Wintering Waders: Prey-Selection and Habitat Distribution

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Foraging Behavior

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During the non-breeding season, many species of waders (Charadriidae and Scolopaciidae) depend on intertidal areas for feeding. Specific estuaries may be important either as refuelling sites for birds on migration, for wintering birds, for moulting birds or for any combination (Evans, Goss-Custard & Hale 1984).

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  1. Laboratory of Animal Ecology Zoogeography and Nature Conservation, State University of Gent, Ledeganckstraat 35, B - 9000, Gent, Belgium

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  1. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

    Alan C. Kamil

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    John R. Krebs

  3. University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA

    H. Ronald Pulliam

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Meire, P.M. (1987). Foraging Behavior of Some Wintering Waders: Prey-Selection and Habitat Distribution. In: Kamil, A.C., Krebs, J.R., Pulliam, H.R. (eds) Foraging Behavior. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1839-2_6

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