A case of esophageal analysis in shorebird food studies

Author(s)

Rundle, W. Dean

Year

Fri, 01/01/1982 - 12:00

Article Title

A case of esophageal analysis in shorebird food studies

Volume

Issue

Pages

249-257

Start Page Number

249

Final Page

257

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Species: Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Description	Endpoint Value	Sample Size	Condition	Life Cycle Stage	Specific Location	Type
Dietary Composition	volumetric aggregate percent of esophageal contents	Physidae (0.9%), Odonata larvae (1.3%), Corixidae adult (1.3%), Coleoptera adult (25.5%), Coleoptera larvae (21.2%), Coleoptera adult pieces (17.0%), Diptera larvae (18.3%), Hymenoptera adult (6.1%), Unidentified (2.6%), plant fibers (1.3%), grit (4.5%)	15 birds	migrating	Both Adults and Juveniles	Mingo National Wildlife Refuge	Exposure Factor Datasets