Use of time-at-depth recorders for estimating depth and diving performance of European Shags

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 547-561

  Wanless, Sarah ^a   Harris, Michael P ^a   Burger, Alan E ^b   Buckland, Stephen T ^c,d  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PHALACROCORAX ARISTOTELIS;

EID: 0031286169     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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