Diet and prey consumption of Antarctic petrels Thalassoica antarctica at Svarthamaren, Dronning Maud Land, and at sea outside the colony

Polar Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 414-420

  Lorentsen, S H ^a   Klages, N ^b   Rov N ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b PORT ELIZABETH MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC PETREL; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; PREY CONSUMPTION;

ANTARCTICA, DROONING MAUD LAND, SVARTHEMAREN;

THALASSOICA ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0031865209     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050267     Document Type: Review

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