Inland staging by shorebirds during autumn migration: diet, prey availability, body composition, and flight range / Stuart A. Alexander
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TextSeries: Thesis ; (M.Sc.)Publication details: Saskatoon, SK : University of Saskatchewan, 1994.Description: xvi, 198 leaves : ill. ; 28 cmOnline resources: Abstract: This study examined staging by five species of shorebirds during autumn migration at a saline lake and wetland complex in the North American prairies (Little Quill Lake and adjacent marshes, Saskatchewan).Shorebird diets are described using gut content and stable isotope techniques; distribution and availability of prey are examined in lake and marsh habitat; and fat deposition and flight range are estimated.
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Thesis(M.Sc.) -- University of Saskatchewan, 1994.
"August 1994."
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 163-184).
This study examined staging by five species of shorebirds during autumn migration at a saline lake and wetland complex in the North American prairies (Little Quill Lake and adjacent marshes, Saskatchewan).Shorebird diets are described using gut content and stable isotope techniques; distribution and availability of prey are examined in lake and marsh habitat; and fat deposition and flight range are estimated.