The Relationships between Morphological Characteristics and Foraging Behavior in Four Selected Species of Shorebirds and Water Birds Utilizing Tropical Mudflats
A study was conducted to investigate the relationship between the physical morphology of shorebirds and water birds (i.e., Lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus), Common redshank (Tringa totanus), Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), and Little heron (Butorides striata)) and their foraging behavior in the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2015-01-01
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Series: | The Scientific World Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/105296 |