Interactions between Stomach Structure and Diet Choice in Shorebirds
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- 1 July 1993
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Auk
- Vol. 110 (3) , 552-564
- https://doi.org/10.2307/4088419
Abstract
Captive Red Knots (Calidris canutus) fed soft food pellets developed atrophied stomachs, and were reluctant to eat their usual hard-shelled mollusc prKeywords
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