Dietary segregation of krill-eating South Georgia seabirds

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 242, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 531-556

  Croxall, J P ^a   Prince, P A ^a   Reid, K ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; DIET; DIETARY SEGREGATION; ECOLOGICAL SEGREGATION; SEABIRD;

ANTARCTICA; BIRD ISLAND; SOUTH GEORGIA;

AMPHIPODA; AVES; CEPHALOPODA; CHANNICHTHYIDAE; CHRYSOLOPHUS; CHRYSOSTOMA; CICONIIFORMES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DIOMEDEA CHRYSOSTOMA; DIOMEDEA MELANOPHRIS; EUDYPTES CHRYSOLOPHUS; EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; EUPHAUSIACEA; GALLUS GALLUS; MARTIALIA; MARTIALIA HYADESI; MYCTOPHIDAE; NEOSCOPELUS MICROCHIR; NOTOTHENIIDAE; OMMASTREPHIDAE; PACHYPTILA DESOLATA; PROCELLARIA AEQUINOCTIALIS; PYGOSCELIS PAPUA; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 0030811825     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb03854.x     Document Type: Article

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