Are white storks addicted to junk food? Impacts of landfill use on the movement and behaviour of resident white storks (Ciconia ciconia) from a partially migratory population

Author(s): Gilbert, N.I., Correia, R.A., Silva, J.P., Pacheco,C., Catry, I., Atkinson,P.W., Gill, J.A. & Franco, A.M.A.

Published: March 2016

Journal: Movement Ecology Volume: 4

Article No.: 7

Digital Identifier No. (DOI): 10.1186/s40462-016-0070-0

Staff Author(s)

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