Fossils indicate Pelecanoides georgicus had large colonies at Mason Bay, Stewart Island, New Zealand

Notornis

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 229-242

  Worthy, T H ^a  

^a Palaeofaunal Surveys   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Holocene fossils; New Zealand; Pelecanoidesgeorgicus; Stewart Island

Indexed keywords

COLONY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; HOLOCENE; SEABIRD;

NEW ZEALAND;

PELECANOIDES GEORGICUS;

EID: 0032468112     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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