Diet and feeding ecology of the diving petrels Pelecanoides georgicus and P. urinatrix at South Georgia

Polar Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 17-24

  Reid, K ^a   Croxall, J P ^a   Edwards, T M ^a   Hill, H J ^a   Prince, P A ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PELECANOIDES GEORGICUS; PELECANOIDES URINATRIX; AMPHIPODA; CALANOIDES ACUTUS; COPEPODA; EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; EUPHAUSIACEA; PRIMNO MACROPA; RHINCALANUS GIGAS; THEMISTO GAUDICHAUDII; THYSANOESSA;

DIET; DIVING PETREL; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR;

ANTARCTICA, SOUTH GEORGIA;

EID: 0030621006     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050100     Document Type: Article

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