Status and Ecology of Kittlitz's Murrelet in Prince William Sound, 1996-1998

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Project Final Report

Volumn , Issue REPORT98142, 1999, Pages

  Day, Robert H ^a   Nigro, Debora A ^a  

^a ABR Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachyramphus brevirostris; Conservation; Exxon Valdez; Feeding; Habitat use; Kittlitz's murrelet; Population size; Reproduction

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EID: 0007730379     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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