Life-history variations of the Lesser Sheathbill Chionis minor in contrasting habitats

Ibis

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 732-741

  Jouventin, Pierre ^a   Bried, Joël ^a   Ausilio, Eric ^a  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIONIS MINOR;

CLUTCH SIZE; KLEPTOPARASITISM; LESSER SHEATHBILL; LIFE HISTORY; OPPORTUNISTIC FEEDING;

INDIAN OCEAN, HEARD ISLAND; INDIAN OCEAN, KERGUELEN ISLANDS; INDIAN OCEAN, MARION ISLAND;

EID: 0030304796     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1996.tb08830.x     Document Type: Article

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