Determining food intake by great cormorants and European shags with electronic balances

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 637-648

  Grémillet, David ^a   Dey, Rickmer ^a   Wanless, Sarah ^b   Harris, Mike P ^b   Regel, Jana ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX ARISTOTELIS; PHALACROCORAX CARBO;

EID: 0030222562     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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