Sexual differences in the diet of king cormorants at Macquarie Island

Polar Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 75-77

  Kato, Akiko ^a   Nishiumi, Isao ^b   Naito, Yasuhiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; KING CORMORANT; OTOLITHS; SEX CHARACTERS;

ANTARCTICA, MACQUARIE ISLAND, HANDSPIKE POINT; MACQUARIE ISLAND;

HARPAGIFER GEORGIANUS; PARANOTOTHENIA MAGELLANICA; PARANOTOTHENIA MEGALLANICA; PHALACROCORAX ALBIVENTER; PHALACROCORAX ALBIVENTES;

EID: 0029669049     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02388738     Document Type: Article

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