Consumption of aquatic macrophytes by the Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata (Birds: Rallidae) in a coastal wetland of north central Chile

The Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata, is a common herbivorous water bird in coastal wetlands of the southern Neotropical region. Microhistological analyses of feces collected at the coastal wetland of Punta Teatinos (north central Chile; ~29ºS), show that this coot feeds predominantly on Stuckeni...

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Main Authors: Carlos Velásquez, Eduardo Jaramillo, Patricio A. Camus, Cristina San Martín
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Concepción 2019-06-01
Series:Gayana
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Online Access:https://gayana.cl/index.php/gn/article/view/102