Diet of the Sanderlings (Calidris alba) at Punta Norte, Peninsula Valdés, Argentina

We describe the diet and food resource available to Sanderlings Calidris alba at Punta Norte, Península Valdés, Argentina. Fourteen potencial prey-types were identified of which the most abundant was the southern mussel Perumytilus purpuratus, followed by clams Lasaea sp. and different kinds of crus...

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Main Authors: Hernández, Mailén Agostina, Bala, Luis Oscar
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: International Wader Study Group
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/105372