Geographical variation in morphometry of black-browed and grey-headed albatrosses from four sites

Polar Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 189-194

  Waugh, S M ^a,b   Prince, P A ^c   Weimerskirch, H ^a  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS;

DIOMEDEA CHRYSOSTOMA; DIOMEDEA MELANOPHRYS;

EID: 0032849016     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050409     Document Type: Article

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