Natal dispersal in the western gull: Proximal factors and fitness consequences

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-179

  Spear, Larry B ^a,b   Pyle, Peter ^a   Nur, Nadav ^a  

^a PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

^b H T HARVEY AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Larus occidentalis; Natal philopatry; Natural selection; Prebreeding behaviour; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL DISTANCE; FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY STRATEGY; NATAL DISPERSAL; PHILOPATRY; WESTERN GULL;

USA, CALIFORNIA, FARALLON ISLAND;

LARUS OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 0031956105     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.00190.x     Document Type: Article

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