Understanding the flight movements of a non-breeding wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans gibsoni, using a geographic information system

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 171-181

  Reinke, Karin ^a   Butcher, E C ^b   Russell, C J ^c   Nicholls, D G ^d   Murray, M D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Queensland Inst of Natural Science   (Australia)

^d Peninsula Institute of TAFE   (Australia)

^e NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT ACTIVITY; GIS; MONITORING; SEABIRD; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

AVES; DIOMEDEA EXULANS;

EID: 0031823115     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO97046     Document Type: Article

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