Movements, home-range size and habitat selection of mallards during autumn migration.

The mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is a focal species in game management, epidemiology and ornithology, but comparably little research has focused on the ecology of the migration seasons. We studied habitat use, time-budgets, home-range sizes, habitat selection, and movements based on spatial data col...

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Main Authors: Daniel Bengtsson, Alexis Avril, Gunnar Gunnarsson, Johan Elmberg, Pär Söderquist, Gabriel Norevik, Conny Tolf, Kamran Safi, Wolfgang Fiedler, Martin Wikelski, Björn Olsen, Jonas Waldenström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4074106?pdf=render