Selection of forage-fish schools by Murrelets and Tufted Puffins in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Condor

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 286-297

  Ostrand, William D ^a   Coyle, Kenneth O ^b   Drew, Gary S ^c   Maniscalco, John M ^a   Irons, David B ^a  

^a U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachyramphus marmoratus; Foraging; Fratercula cirrhata; Marbled Murrelets; Prince William Sound; Resource selection; Tufted Puffins

Indexed keywords

AVES; BRACHYRAMPHUS; BRACHYRAMPHUS MARMORATUS; FRATERCULA CIRRHATA; LARIDAE;

EID: 0031805902     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1370269     Document Type: Article

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