The Effect of Dominance and Feeding Method on the Intake Rates of Oystercatchers, Haematopus ostralegus, Feeding on Mussels
Authors:
- J. D. Goss-CustardJGJ. D. Goss-Custard
- S. E. A. Le V. Dit DurellSDS. E. A. Le V. Dit Durell
- 1 October 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Animal Ecology
- Vol. 57 (3) , 827-844
Abstract
(1) The interference curves of oystercatchers, Haematopus ostralegus (L.), feeding on mussels, Mytilus edulis (L.), were measured in a sample of forty individua...Keywords
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