Foraging ecology of fall-migrating shorebirds in the Illinois River valley.

Populations of many shorebird species appear to be declining in North America, and food resources at stopover habitats may limit migratory bird populations. We investigated body condition of, and foraging habitat and diet selection by 4 species of shorebirds in the central Illinois River valley duri...

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Main Authors: Randolph V Smith, Joshua D Stafford, Aaron P Yetter, Michelle M Horath, Christopher S Hine, Jeffery P Hoover
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3445572?pdf=render