Abundance and prey capture success of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) and Pied Kingfishers (Ceryle rudis) in relation to water clarity in south-east coastal Ghana
Abstract Background Water clarity may negatively influence rate of plunge diving and prey capture success of piscivorous plunge-diving birds, and therefore has implications for their conservation in polluted urban wetlands. We studied the relationship between water clarity and the abundance and prey...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Avian Research |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40657-018-0116-7 |