Breeding cycle of wedge-tailed shearwaters Puffinus pacificus at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef

Emu

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 195-198

  Carter, J L ^a   Hill, G J E ^a   Dyer, P K ^b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CICONIIFORMES; PUFFINUS PACIFICUS;

EID: 0030477422     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU9960195     Document Type: Article

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