Rapid population growth of great skuas catharacta skua at st kilda: Implications for management and conservation

Bird Study

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 174-183

  Phillips, Richard A ^a   Bearhop, Stuart ^b   Hamer, Keith C ^a   Thompson, David R ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; MANAGEMENT; POPULATION GROWTH; SEABIRD;

CATHARACTA SKUA;

EID: 0032873103     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659909461129     Document Type: Article

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