Differences in diet, population size and reproductive performance between two colonies of Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii affected by a trawling moratorium

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 245-251

  Oro, Daniel ^a   Genovart, Xell ^a   Ruiz, Xavier ^a   Jiménez, Juan ^b   García Gans, Javier ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Generalitat Valenciana   (Spain)

^c Estacio Ornitologica l'Albufera   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDOUIN'S GULL; DIET; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE; TRAWLING MORATORIUM;

SPAIN, CATALONIA, EBRO DELTA; SPAIN, VALENCIA, COLUMBRETES ISLANDS;

CLUPEIFORMES; LARUS AUDOUINII; LARUS CACHINNANS; LARUS MICHAHELLIS;

EID: 0030303399     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677229     Document Type: Article

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