The interactive effects of age and food supply on the breeding ecology of great skuas

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 853-862

  Ratcliffe, N ^a,c   Furness, R W ^a   Hamer, K C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Breeding experience; Catharacta skua; Food availability; Foraging efficiency; Great skua; Reproductive effort; Sandeels

Indexed keywords

AGE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD;

SHETLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; CATHARACTA SKUA; CHARADRIIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031773121     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.6760853.x     Document Type: Article

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