Foraging patterns of Caspian Terns (Sterna caspia) determined using radio-telemetry

Waterbirds

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 429-435

  Sirdevan, Jane E ^a   Quinn, James S ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caspian Tern; Foraging behavior; Radio telemetry; Sterna caspia

Indexed keywords

LARIDAE; STERNA CASPIA;

CASPIAN TERN; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; RADIOTELEMETRY;

CANADA, ONTARIO, LAKE ONTARIO;

EID: 0031284421     PISSN: 07386028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1521593     Document Type: Article

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