Alternative foraging strategies and resource allocation by male and female Wandering Albatrosses

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2051-2063

  Weimerskirch, Henri ^a   Cherel, Yves ^a   Cuenot Chaillet, Franck ^a   Ridoux, Vincent ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Moulin Blanc   (France)

Author keywords

Diomedea exulans; Energy flow; Fish; Foraging strategy; Procellariiformes; Satellite tracking; Squid; Wandering Albatross

Indexed keywords

DIOMEDEA EXULANS; MOROTEUTHIS INGENS;

FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WANDERING ALBATROSS;

INDIAN OCEAN, CROZET ISLANDS;

EID: 0031284551     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[2051:AFSARA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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