Temporal variation in growth performance in six species of tropical, pelagic seabirds

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-42

  Shea, Russell E ^a   Ricklefs, Robert E ^b  

^a RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

El Ni o Southern Oscillation; Food provisioning; Life history; Pelagic environment; Postnatal growth

Indexed keywords

EL NINO; GROWTH; SEA BIRD; SOOTY TERN;

PACIFIC, MIDWAY ISLANDS;

STERNA FUSCATA;

EID: 0029731721     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5697     Document Type: Article

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