Aspects of the ecology and behaviour of ringed and grey plovers Charadrius hiaticula and Pluvialis squatarola
Both plovers were studied at Lindisfame, Northumberland, during three non-breeding seasons; and the Ringed Plover while breeding at Lindisfarne and in NE Greenland. In winter both species fed principally on intertidal polychaetes, but prey differed in different sites. Food requirements in winter cou...
Main Author: | Pienkowski, Michael William |
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Durham University
1980
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.279962 |
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