How important are pelagic preys for the kelp gull during chick-rearing at the South Shetland Islands?

Polar Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 32-36

  Favero, M ^a   Silva, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICK; DIET; KELP GULL; PREY CONSUMPTION;

ANTARCTIA; NELSON ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

AMPHIPODA; CHARADRIIFORMES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIACEA; GALLUS GALLUS; GAMMARIIDAE; GASTROPODA; LARUS DOMINICANUS; NACELLA CONCINNA; PATELLIDAE; PLEURAGRAMMA ANTARCTICUM; POLARIBACTER;

EID: 0031912816     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050213     Document Type: Article

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