Mass and date at departure affect the survival of Ancient Murrelet synthliboramphus antiquus chicks after leaving the colony

Ibis

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 673-678

  Gaston, Anthony J ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCIENT MURRELET; BODY MASS; DEPARTURE DATE; SURVIVAL;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; HAIDA GWAII;

GALLUS GALLUS; MURRELET; MURRELET SYNTHLIBORAMPHUS; SYNTHLIBORAMPHUS ANTIQUUS;

EID: 0030656330     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1997.tb04690.x     Document Type: Article

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