Time Energy Budgets and Food use of Atlantic Brant Across Their Wintering Range

• Published in: The Journal of Wildlife Management
• Main Authors: Zachary S. Ladin, Paul M. Castelli, Scott R. McWilliams, Christopher K. Williams
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: The Wildlife Society 2011
• Subjects: Dee; Branta bernicla
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.58

We conducted extensive behavioral and food sampling of Atlantic brant (Branta bernicla hrota) across their winter range and used time-activity budgets for brant to determine daily energy expenditure (DEE). Sampling occurred 1 December—31 May 2006–2008 in 11,225-km2 sites between Rhode Island and Vir...