Biology of the Heard Island Shag Palacrocorax nivalis. 3. Foraging, diet and diving behaviour

Emu

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 76-83

  Green, K ^a,b   Williams, R ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^b Snowy Mountains Region   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; NOTOTHENIIDAE; PHALACROCORAX; PHALACROCORAX NIVALIS; PHYLLODOCIDA; POLYCHAETA;

BIRDS; DIET; DIVING; DIVING BEHAVIOUR; FORAGING; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; HEARD ISLAND SHAG;

INDIAN OCEAN, HEARD ISLAND;

EID: 0030609637     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU97008     Document Type: Article

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