Spatial organization of the Dunlin Calidris alpina L. during winter: the existence of functional units
Aims To examine the way in which wintering Dunlin organize and distribute themselves in a coastal lagoon. Methods Data collection was undertaken in the Mira Canal and in a salt-pan zone over five winters, mostly using counting, bird ringing and radiotracking. Results Birds restricted their activitie...
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ftria:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/13263 2023-05-15T15:48:15+02:00 Spatial organization of the Dunlin Calidris alpina L. during winter: the existence of functional units Luís, A. Goss-Custard, J. 2005 http://hdl.handle.net/10773/13263 https://doi.org/10.1080/00063650509461379 eng eng Taylor & Francis: STM, Behavioural Science and Public Health Titles 0006-3657 http://hdl.handle.net/10773/13263 doi:10.1080/00063650509461379 restrictedAccess article 2005 ftria https://doi.org/10.1080/00063650509461379 2022-05-25T18:33:43Z Aims To examine the way in which wintering Dunlin organize and distribute themselves in a coastal lagoon. Methods Data collection was undertaken in the Mira Canal and in a salt-pan zone over five winters, mostly using counting, bird ringing and radiotracking. Results Birds restricted their activities to limited sectors of the lagoon, adopting behaviour which they maintained throughout winter. Conclusion The area of the Ria may, therefore, be divided into functional units, i.e. a group of feeding areas and high-tide roosts used by a group of birds, during a certain period of time, corresponding, for example, to winter. This type of spatial organization, already identified in ducks, has not previously been described in waders. Article in Journal/Newspaper Calidris alpina Dunlin Repositório Institucional da Universidade de Aveiro (RIA) Mira ENVELOPE(10.500,10.500,-70.417,-70.417) Bird Study 52 2 97 103 |
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Aims To examine the way in which wintering Dunlin organize and distribute themselves in a coastal lagoon. Methods Data collection was undertaken in the Mira Canal and in a salt-pan zone over five winters, mostly using counting, bird ringing and radiotracking. Results Birds restricted their activities to limited sectors of the lagoon, adopting behaviour which they maintained throughout winter. Conclusion The area of the Ria may, therefore, be divided into functional units, i.e. a group of feeding areas and high-tide roosts used by a group of birds, during a certain period of time, corresponding, for example, to winter. This type of spatial organization, already identified in ducks, has not previously been described in waders. |
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Luís, A. Goss-Custard, J. Spatial organization of the Dunlin Calidris alpina L. during winter: the existence of functional units |
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Luís, A. Goss-Custard, J. |
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Spatial organization of the Dunlin Calidris alpina L. during winter: the existence of functional units |
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Spatial organization of the Dunlin Calidris alpina L. during winter: the existence of functional units |
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Spatial organization of the Dunlin Calidris alpina L. during winter: the existence of functional units |
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Spatial organization of the Dunlin Calidris alpina L. during winter: the existence of functional units |
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Spatial organization of the Dunlin Calidris alpina L. during winter: the existence of functional units |
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spatial organization of the dunlin calidris alpina l. during winter: the existence of functional units |
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Taylor & Francis: STM, Behavioural Science and Public Health Titles |
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Calidris alpina Dunlin |
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