Differential responses of guillemot uria aalge and shag phalacrocorax aristotelis to a late winter wreck

Bird Study

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 220-230

  Harris, M P ^a   Wanless, S ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alca; Fratercula; Phalocrocorax; Rissa; Sterna; Uria

Indexed keywords

BREEDING PHENOLOGY; BREEDING SUCCESS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; GUILLEMOT; MASS MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SHAG; WRECK;

UK, SCOTLAND, ISLE OF MAY;

PHALACROCORAX ARISTOTELIS; URIA AALGE; AVES; CLUPEA HARENGUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0030304860     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659609461014     Document Type: Article

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