Factors influencing the survival of Puffins Fratercula arctica at a North Sea colony over a 20-year period

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 287-295

  Harris, M P ^a   Freeman, S N ^b   Wanless, S ^a   Morgan, B J T ^b   Wernham, C V ^c,d  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; PUFFIN; SURVIVAL RATE;

FIFE; ISLE OF MAY; SCOTLAND; UK;

AVES; FRATERCULA ARCTICA; LARIDAE;

EID: 0030681236     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3676941     Document Type: Article

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