Long-term reproductive output in western gulls: Consequences of alternate tactics in diet choice

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 288-297

  Annett, Cynthia A ^a   Pierotti, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate tactics; Foraging; Larus occidentalis; Life history; Seabird; Western Gull

Indexed keywords

DIET; LIFE HISTORY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROVISIONING; RECRUITMENT; REPRODUCTION; SEABIRD;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CHARADRIIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; LARUS OCCIDENTALIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032922356     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[0288:LTROIW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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